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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Oxamyl (Vydate)

City of Sherman

Oxamyl is a neurotoxic insecticide used on cotton, fruit and vegetable crops. It may harm fetal development.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND90ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND10ND
2017ND90ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 26 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 26 ppb for oxamyl was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against harm to the central nervous system.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 200 ppb

The legal limit for oxamyl, established in 1992, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-04-22Q1412762007ND
2014-04-22Q1412762006ND
2014-08-20Q1438015010ND
2014-08-20Q1438015004ND
2014-08-20Q1438015003ND
2014-08-20Q1438015009ND
2014-11-13Q1455961002ND
2014-11-13Q1455961001ND
2014-11-13Q1455961019ND
2016-01-20Q1602479001ND
2017-01-12Q1701556014ND
2017-07-11Q1728660007ND
2017-07-11Q1728660002ND
2017-10-10Q1751594007ND
2017-10-10Q1751594006ND
2017-10-10Q1751594005ND
2017-10-10Q1751594040ND
2017-10-10Q1751594038ND
2017-11-14Q1758437005ND
2019-02-12Q1906434016ND