National Drinking Water Database
City of Riverside Public Utilities Utilities - Riverside, CA
Serves 280,832 people
Methiocarb
Methiocarb is a pesticide used to control slugs and snails on citrus, rice, fruit and other crops.Testing Summary
| Contaminant | Average/ Maximum Result | Health Limit Exceeded | Legal Limit Exceeded | Testing History -Tested  -Detected  -Over Health Guidelines  -Over Legal Limit* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MethiocarbMethiocarb is a pesticide used to control slugs and snails on citrus, rice, fruit and other crops. | 0 ppb 0 ppb | No 40 ppb | Legal at any levelThis is the Federal Limit. State Limits may be lower. |  |
| NOTE: Each dot in the above graph represents one month. * Water utilities are noted as exceeding the legal limit if any test is above the maximum contaminant level (MCL). Most MCLs are based on annual averages so exceeding the MCL for one test does not necessarily indicate that the system is out of compliance. | ||||
Health Based and Legal Limits for Methiocarb
Health Based Limits for Methiocarb
| Standard | Description | Level |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | 40 ppb |
Testing Results
| Testing Date | Average Result | Samples taken that day | Number of Non-Detects | Range of Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-07-10 | 0 ppb | 1 | 1 | 0 ppb |
| 2006-07-11 | 0 ppb | 1 | 1 | 0 ppb |
| 2005-08-18 | 0 ppb | 1 | 1 | 0 ppb |
| 2005-02-10 | 0 ppb | 1 | 1 | 0 ppb |
| 2004-08-27 | 0 ppb | 1 | 1 | 0 ppb |