What’s Detected?

Food × analyte

Alachlor ethanesulfonic acid (ESA) on water, finished

2001–2013 · 13 tested years

3,367samples tested
for this analyte
1,272samples with
a detection
37.8%of analyte-tested samples

Testing detected Alachlor ethanesulfonic acid (ESA) in 1,272 of 3,367 water, finished samples actually tested for this analyte. This percentage uses analyte-tested samples, not all 4,584 samples of this food.

Year-by-year results

Actual tested and detected sample counts.

0%25%50%75%100%2001: 3.8%, 3 of 79 tested samples2002: 32.6%, 76 of 233 tested samples2003: 18.6%, 76 of 409 tested samples2004: 39.1%, 92 of 235 tested samples2005: 50.3%, 188 of 374 tested samples2006: 19.0%, 70 of 368 tested samples2007: 28.1%, 104 of 370 tested samples2008: 53.1%, 164 of 309 tested samples2009: 44.1%, 135 of 306 tested samples2010: 39.4%, 112 of 284 tested samples2011: 35.6%, 42 of 118 tested samples2012: 73.3%, 170 of 232 tested samples2013: 80.0%, 40 of 50 tested samples200120072013

13 tested years between 2001 and 2013. Gaps mean no validated tests in this release.

Read the yearly counts
Percentages use the samples actually tested in each year.
YearTestedDetectedRate
20017933.8%
20022337632.6%
20034097618.6%
20042359239.1%
200537418850.3%
20063687019.0%
200737010428.1%
200830916453.1%
200930613544.1%
201028411239.4%
20111184235.6%
201223217073.3%
2013504080.0%
Testing panels and detection limits change. These observations do not establish a causal trend.
All results for Water, Finished →Alachlor ethanesulfonic acid (ESA) across foods →

About these results

Source: USDA Pesticide Data Program. Included annual releases: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013.

How we count tests, detections and missing years →

Other analytes on this food

AtrazineMetolachlor ethanesulfonic acid (ESA)Desethyl atrazineMetolachlor