National Drinking Water Database
National Drinking Water Database - Chemical Contaminants
Aldicarb
Status: Unregulated - EPA has not established a maximum legal limit in tapwater for this contaminant.
Aldicarb is a groundwater contaminant and a neurotoxic insecticide used on agricultural crops.
Detected |
Found above health guidelines |
Found above legal limit |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| States | 4 |
1 |
- |
| Water utilities | 19 |
1 |
- |
| People Served | 293,361 |
800 |
- |
Health Concerns for Aldicarb:
- Neurotoxicity
- Endocrine disruption
- Allergies/immunotoxicity
- Developmental/reproductive toxicity
- Occupational hazards
- Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
- Cancer
- Ecotoxicology
- Multiple, additive exposure sources
Aldicarb Exposure by State
Water utilities in 4 states have reported detecting Aldicarb in treated tap water since 2004, according to EWG's analysis of water quality data supplied by state water agencies.
| State | Water Suppliers with Aldicarb contamination | Water suppliers reporting Aldicarb above health-based limits | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Systems | Population | Systems | Population | |
| New York | 1 | 800 | 1 | 800 |
| Delaware | 12 | 243,025 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 34,650 | 0 | 0 |
| Missouri | 5 | 14,886 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 293,361 | 1 | 800 |
The Most Polluted Communities
19 water utilities reported detecting Aldicarb in tap water since 2004, according to EWG's analysis of water quality data supplied by state water agencies
Ranked by highest average Aldicarb level
| Rank | System | Population Served | Positive test results of total reported tests | Average Level (Range) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcwa, Genesee West Rochester, NY | 800 | 1 of 2 | 225.23 ppb (0 to 450.45 ppb) |
| 2 | Ste Genevieve Ste Genevieve, MO | 4,500 | 1 of 2 | 2.34 ppb (0 to 4.68 ppb) |
| 3 | St Mary St Marys, MO | 366 | 1 of 2 | 2.06 ppb (0 to 4.11 ppb) |
| 4 | Maryville Maryville, MO | 9,872 | 1 of 4 | 0.54 ppb (0 to 2.15 ppb) |
| 5 | Bardstown Municipal Water Dept Bardstown, KY | 34,650 | 1 of 2 | 0.25 ppb (0 to 0.5 ppb) |
| 6 | Windsong Farms Newark, DE | 450 | 1 of 2 | 0.13 ppb (0 to 0.25 ppb) |
| 7 | Cedar Landing Newark, DE | 320 | 1 of 2 | 0.13 ppb (0 to 0.25 ppb) |
| 8 | Delaware Correctional Center Smyrna, DE | 2,000 | 1 of 2 | 0.13 ppb (0 to 0.25 ppb) |
| 9 | Augustine Creek Port Penn, DE | 425 | 1 of 2 | 0.13 ppb (0 to 0.25 ppb) |
| 10 | Thomas Cove Newark, DE | 3,400 | 1 of 3 | 0.08 ppb (0 to 0.25 ppb) |
Health Based Limits for Aldicarb
| Standard | Description | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Lifetime health-based limit, non-cancer risk | Concentration of a chemical in drinking water that is not expected to cause any adverse, noncarcinogenic health effects for a lifetime of exposure. The Lifetime health-based limit (or Health Advisory, HA) is based on exposure for a a 70-kg adult consuming 2 liters of water per day. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. | 7 ppb |
| Health-Based Screening Level | A benchmark concentration of contaminants in water that may be of potential concern for human health, if exceeded. For noncarcinogens, the HBSL represents the contaminant concentration in drinking water that is not expected to cause any adverse effects over a lifetime of exposure. For carcinogens, the HBSL range represents the contaminant concentration in drinking water that corresponds to an excess estimated lifetime cancer risk of 1 chance in 1 million to 1 chance in 10 thousand. Source: U.S. Geological Survey. | 9 ppb |
| Children's health-based limit for 1-day exposure | Concentration of a chemical in drinking water that is not expected to cause any adverse, noncarcinogenic health effects for up to one day of exposure. The One-Day health-based limit (or Health Advisory, HA) is typically set to protect a 10-kg child consuming 1 liter of water per day. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. | 10 ppb |
| Children's health-based limit for 10-day exposure | Concentration of a chemical in drinking water that is not expected to cause any adverse, noncarcinogenic effects for up to ten days of exposure. The Ten-Day health-based limit (or Health Advisory, HA) is typically set to protect a 10-kg child consuming 1 liter of water per day. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. | 10 ppb |
| Drinking Water Equivalent Level | A lifetime exposure concentration protective of adverse, noncarcinogenic health effects, that assumes all of the exposure to a contaminant is from drinking water. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. | 35 ppb |
Testing Summary for Aldicarb
| Are tests routinely required for Aldicarb by federal law? | No |
| Water suppliers reporting tests for Aldicarb (2004-2009): | 12,513 of 47,576 |
| Average testing rate for water supplier reporting tests (2004-2009): | 0.4 per year |
Neurotoxicity
| Type of concern: | Reference: |
| Strong evidence of human neurotoxicity | CHE Toxicant and Disease Database |
| Strong evidence of human neurotoxicity | Chemicals known to be neurotoxic to humans |
Endocrine disruption
| Type of concern: | Reference: |
| Human disruptor - moderate evidence | European Commission on Endocrine Disruption |
| Limited evidence of endocrine disruption | Guillette, L, 1996 |
| endocrine - weight of evidence unknown/unassessed/unreview: published lit review or major tox study | Illinois EPA Chemicals Associated with Endocrine System |
Allergies/immunotoxicity
| Type of concern: | Reference: |
| Human immune toxicant or allergen - moderate evidence | CHE Toxicant and Disease Database |
Developmental/reproductive toxicity
| Type of concern: | Reference: |
| Human nervous system toxicant - moderate evidence | Chemicals known to be neurotoxic to humans |
| Limited evidence of reproductive toxicity | Frazier , L, 1998 |
Occupational hazards
| Type of concern: | Reference: |
| Allowed workplace exposures restricted to very low doses | European Union - Classification & Labelling |
| Allowed workplace exposures restricted to low doses | European Union - Classification & Labelling |
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
| Type of concern: | Reference: |
| Classified as very toxic or harmful | European Union - Classification & Labelling |
| Classified as toxic or harmful | European Union - Classification & Labelling |
| One or more animal studies show classified as toxic effects at moderate doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient) | EPA Toxic Release Inventory PBTs |
Cancer
| Type of concern: | Reference: |
| Cancer - not classifiable/not likely to be human carcinogen | EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) |
| One or more in vitro tests on mammalian cells show positive mutation results | RTECS®- Mutation Research 1987 |
| One or more in vitro tests on mammalian cells show positive mutation results | RTECS®- Mutation Research 1984 |
| One or more in vitro tests on mammalian cells show positive mutation results | RTECS®- Mutation Research 1988 |
| One or more in vitro tests on mammalian cells show positive mutation results | RTECS®- JAT, Journal of Applied Toxicology 1981 |
| One or more in vitro tests on mammalian cells show positive mutation results | RTECS®- Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 1988 |
| One or more in vitro tests on mammalian cells show positive mutation results | RTECS®- Mutation Research 2006 |
| One or more in vitro tests on mammalian cells show positive mutation results | RTECS®- Food and Chemical Toxicology 2007 |
| One or more in vitro tests non-mammalian cells show positive mutation results | RTECS®- Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B: Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes 1986 |
| Cancer - not classifiable/not likely to be human carcinogen | Int'l Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) - Carcinogens |
Ecotoxicology
| Type of concern: | Reference: |
| Wildlife and environmental toxicity | European Union - Classification & Labelling |
| Wildlife and environmental toxicity | Illinois EPA Chemicals Associated with Endocrine System |
Multiple, additive exposure sources
| Type of concern: | Reference: |
| Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food | FDA Food Additive Status |
Government, industry, academic studies and classifications
| government/industry list/academic study | appears on list as | classification(s) |
| European Union - Classification & Labelling | ALDICARB | •Very toxic •Very toxic by inhalation and if swallowed •Toxic •Toxic in contact with skin •Dangerous for the environment •Very toxic to aquatic organisms |
| FDA Food Additive Status | ALDICARB | • PEST • Food additive: food additive for which a petition has been filed and a regulation issued - Tolerances for Residues 40 Code of Federal Regulations 180.269 |
| Illinois EPA Chemicals Associated with Endocrine System | ALDICARB | •EPA: suspected endocrine disruptor |
| EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) | ALDICARB | •Group D: Not classifiable as to human carcinogenicity (EPA classification) |
| European Commission on Endocrine Disruption | ALDICARB | HH-CAT2;WF-CAT3b |
| Int'l Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) - Carcinogens | ALDICARB | •IARC Group 3 (no cancer link) |
| EPA Toxic Release Inventory PBTs | O-[(METHYLAMINO)CARBONYL]OXIMEPROPANAL, 2-METHYL-2-(METHYLTHIO)- | •Toxic, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Toxics Release Inventory programs |
| Frazier , L, 1998 | ALDICARB | •Reproductive toxicity hazards: suspected |
| Guillette, L, 1996 | ALDICARB | •Endocrine toxicity hazards: suspected |
| RTECS®- Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 1988 | ALDICARB | • mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: Mutation in Micro-organism (mouse lym) |
| RTECS®- Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 1988 | ALDICARB | • mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: Mutation in Mammalian Somatic Cells (mouse lym) |
| RTECS®- Food and Chemical Toxicology 2007 | ALDICARB | • mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: Cytogenetic Analysis (hamster ovr) |
| RTECS®- JAT, Journal of Applied Toxicology 1981 | ALDICARB | • mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: Morphological Transform (rat emb) |
| RTECS®- Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B: Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes 1986 | ALDICARB | • mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: DNA repair (Salmonella typhimurium ) |
| RTECS®- Mutation Research 1984 | ALDICARB | • mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: Sister Chromatid Exchange ( human lym) |
| RTECS®- Mutation Research 1987 | ALDICARB | • mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: Cytogenetic Analysis ( human lym) |
| RTECS®- Mutation Research 1988 | ALDICARB | • mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: Mutation in Mammalian Somatic Cells ( human lym) |
| RTECS®- Mutation Research 2006 | ALDICARB | • mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: (mouse orl) |
references
| government/industry list/academic study | reference |
| European Union - Classification & Labelling | CPS&Q (Consumer Products Safety & Quality) formely known as ECB (European Chemicals Bureau). 2008. Classification and Labelling: Chemicals: Annex VI of Directive 67/548/EEC through the 31st ATP. |
| FDA Food Additive Status | FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 2006. Food Additive Status List. Downloaded from http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/opa-appa.html, Oct 16, 2006. |
| Illinois EPA Chemicals Associated with Endocrine System | Illinois EPA (Illinois Environmental Protection Agency). 2000. Preliminary list of chemicals associated with endocrine system effects in animals and humans (*) or in vitro (+). In EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) 2000. Handbook for Non-Cancer Health Effects Valuation, Appendix C. |
| EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) | EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency). 2008. Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS). Evidence for human carcinogenicity based on 1986-2005 guidelines. |
| European Commission on Endocrine Disruption | EU (European Union)- Strategy for Endocrine Disrupters 2007. Commision on endocrin disruption requested by the European Parliament in 1998. |
| Int'l Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) - Carcinogens | IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer). 2008. Overall Evaluations of Carcinogenicity to Humans, as evaluated in IARC Monographs Volumes 1-99 (a total of 935 agents, mixtures and exposures). |
| EPA Toxic Release Inventory PBTs | EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency). 1999. Toxics Release Inventory Program. PBT Chemical Rule. |
| Scorecard.org Toxicity Information | Frazier , L. and M. L. Hage (eds.). Reproductive Hazards of the Workplace, Wiley Europe, 1998. Table 10 (Partial List of Reproductive Toxicants) available at http://www.pharmacy.ohio-state.edu/homepage/safety/chemhygiene_table_repro.pdf. |
| Scorecard.org Toxicity Information | Guillette, L. J., and E. Guillette. Environmental Contaminants and Reproductive Abnormalities in Wildlife: Implications for Public Health? Toxicology and Industrial Health. 12(3): 537-550. 1996., Japanese National Institute of Health Sciences. Lists of Paradigmatic Chemicals. http://www.nihs.go.jp/hse/endocrine-e/paradigm/paradigm.html, Keith, L.H. (ed.). Environmental Endocrine Disruptors. John Wiley & Sons, NY. 1997. http://www.wileyeurope.com/cda/product/0,,0471191450%7Cdesc%7C3037,00.html |
| RTECS®- Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 1988 | RTECS®- Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis. (Alan R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003) V.10- 12(Suppl 13),103,1988 |
| RTECS®- Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 1988 | RTECS®- Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis. (Alan R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003) V.10- 12(Suppl 13),37,1988 |
| RTECS®- Food and Chemical Toxicology 2007 | RTECS®- Food and Chemical Toxicology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.20- 45,928,2007 |
| RTECS®- JAT, Journal of Applied Toxicology 1981 | RTECS®- JAT, Journal of Applied Toxicology. (John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Baffins Lane, Chichester, W. Sussex PO19 1UD, UK) V.1- 1,190,1981 |
| RTECS®- Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B: Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes 1986 | RTECS®- Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B: Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes. (Marcel Dekker, 270 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016) V.B11- 21,319,1986 |
| RTECS®- Mutation Research 1984 | RTECS®- Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 138,175,1984 |
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| RTECS®- Mutation Research 1988 | RTECS®- Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 196,61,1988 |
| RTECS®- Mutation Research 2006 | RTECS®- Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 608,29,2006 |
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