Same Information in a Table:
| Origin | Type | % with Detectable Residue | Number of Samples | Average (μg) in 100g of Water, Finished (about 3.5 ounces) | Maximum (μg) in 100g of Water, Finished (about 3.5 ounces) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | Conventional | 87.9% | 232 | 0.008 | 0.08 |
| Imported | Conventional | N/A | Insufficient Data | N/A | N/A |
| Domestic | Organic | N/A | Insufficient Data | N/A | N/A |
| Imported | Organic | N/A | Insufficient Data | N/A | N/A |
Toxicity thresholds for Atrazine:4
These are EPA's levels of concern taken from their evaluations.
| Chronic RfD5 (μg/day) for 70kg adult male (about 154 pounds) | Chronic PAD6 (μg/day) for 20kg child (about 44 pounds) | Acute RfD7 (μg) for 70kg adult male (about 154 pounds) | Acute PAD8 (μg) for 20kg child (about 44 pounds) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1260.0 | 36.0 | 7000.0 | 200.0 |
Detailed information about Atrazine from www.PesticideInfo.org.
Other Foods with Atrazine Residue.
Other Pesticide Residues on Water, Finished.
Footnotes
1. Tests for any given food are often conducted in multiple years. In all cases WhatsOnMyFood shows only the most recent test year. The test results for Water, Finished come from test year 2012.
2. All pesticide residue results on this page and elsewhere on the WhatsOnMyFood website were obtained by the United Stated Department of Agriculture (USDA) Pesticide Data Program (PDP).
3. Punzi, JS, Lamont, M, Haynes, D, Epstein, RL, USDA Pesticide Data Program: Pesticide Residues on Fresh and Processed Fruit and Vegetables, Grains, Meats, Milk, and Drinking Water, Outlooks on Pesticide Management, June, 2005. Available online.
4. All toxicological data was either compiled for this site — typically from U.S. EPA reregistration eligibility decisions — or obtained from data compiled for the PesticideInfo website.
5. The chronic RfD is like the acute RfD, except that it is an amount that is believed to be tolerable day after day for long periods of time. the units are therefore μg/kg/day rather than μg/kg.
6. The chronic PAD is like the acute PAD, except that is a chronic amount.
7. RfD is an acronym for Reference Dose. The Acute RfD is the amount of pesticide residue that U.S. EPA expects is tolerable, or beneath the level of concern, when the exposure is over a short period, typically one day or less. It is measured in μg / kg (micrograms of pesticide residue per kilogram of body weight) because it is believed that the tolerable dose is proportional to body weight. Multiply by body weight in kilograms to get a dose. Also note that μg / kg is equivalent to parts per billion. For liquids, the definition is slightly different, but for practical purposes equivalent.
8. PAD is an acronym for Population Adjusted Dose. The Acute PAD is the amount that a sub-population, typically containing children or women of child-bearing age, is expected to be able to tolerate. The Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) mandated that children be considered separately due to their typically increased sensitivity to toxicants.
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