What’s Detected?

Food × analyte

Metolachlor ethanesulfonic acid (ESA) on water, finished

2001–2013 · 13 tested years

3,628samples tested
for this analyte
2,330samples with
a detection
64.2%of analyte-tested samples

Testing detected Metolachlor ethanesulfonic acid (ESA) in 2,330 of 3,628 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: 22.9%, 19 of 83 tested samples2002: 52.0%, 198 of 381 tested samples2003: 41.9%, 217 of 518 tested samples2004: 48.5%, 114 of 235 tested samples2005: 74.1%, 277 of 374 tested samples2006: 62.8%, 231 of 368 tested samples2007: 60.5%, 224 of 370 tested samples2008: 87.1%, 269 of 309 tested samples2009: 82.7%, 253 of 306 tested samples2010: 71.8%, 204 of 284 tested samples2011: 58.5%, 69 of 118 tested samples2012: 88.4%, 205 of 232 tested samples2013: 100.0%, 50 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
2001831922.9%
200238119852.0%
200351821741.9%
200423511448.5%
200537427774.1%
200636823162.8%
200737022460.5%
200830926987.1%
200930625382.7%
201028420471.8%
20111186958.5%
201223220588.4%
20135050100.0%
Testing panels and detection limits change. These observations do not establish a causal trend.
All results for Water, Finished →Metolachlor 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 →

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