Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

CONTAMINANT

Dacthal

STATES DETECTED

3

serves

309,000

utilities detected

7

Overview

Dacthal is a weedkiller classified by the Environmental Protection Agency as a possible human carcinogen, and prohibited for use in Europe since 2009.

Want to remove
Dacthal from your water?

Try these filter technologies:

Activated Carbon

Reverse Osmosis

understand filter technology

Dacthal around the Country

UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION
State Utilities People Served
New York5273,200
Rhode Island125,200
Illinois110,150

Utilities with the highest amounts of dacthal, 2021-2023

ALL UTILITIES
LARGE UTILITIES
Utility Location Tests Average level People served
Sands PointPort Washington, NY48 of 653.00 ppb2,800
WA of Great Neck NorthGreat Neck, NY1 of 12.70 ppb31,400
MaryvilleMaryville, IL1 of 12.00 ppb10,150
Liberty New York Water - LynbrookMerrick, NY84 of 1111.20 ppb220,000
Glenwood Water DistrictGlenwood Landing, NY17 of 290.807 ppb1,000
Roslyn WD*Roslyn, NY17 of 290.807 ppb18,000
North Kingstown*North Kingstown, RI4 of 250.252 ppb25,200

* This water utility supplies finished drinking water to at least one other water utility. The purchasing utility is not required to test for or report Dacthal, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.

UtilityLocationTestsAverage levelPeople served
WA of Great Neck NorthGreat Neck, NY1 of 12.70 ppb31,400
MaryvilleMaryville, IL1 of 12.00 ppb10,150
Liberty New York Water - LynbrookMerrick, NY84 of 1111.20 ppb220,000
Roslyn WD*Roslyn, NY17 of 290.807 ppb18,000
North Kingstown*North Kingstown, RI4 of 250.252 ppb25,200

* This water utility supplies finished drinking water to at least one other water utility. The purchasing utility is not required to test for or report Dacthal, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.

Know the Standards

Understand EWG’s guidelines on contaminants in your water.

view ewg’s standards

Take Action

Interested in supporting other causes? Learn more about our ongoing campaigns and how you can make a difference.

LEARN MORE

Need help finding a filter?

Discover top-rated filters that protect your family from harmful contaminants.

GET THE GUIDE

We’re in this together

Donate today and join the fight to protect our environmental health.

DONATE TODAY

Protect your water

Sign our petition to protect PFAS drinking water standards

TAKE ACTION