Glyphosate

Dothan Utilities

Glyphosate is the weedkiller marketed as Roundup. The state of California classifies glyphosate as a chemical known to cause cancer. Read More.

Glyphosate is classified as a probable human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer and has been linked to increased risk of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in people. Exposure to glyphosate during pregnancy may affect fetal development.

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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Range of results
2014	ND	50	ND
2015	ND	2	ND
2016	N/A	0	N/A
2017	ND	31	ND
2018	ND	2	ND
2019	ND	5	ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 5 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 5 ppb for glyphosate was defined by EWG as a one-in-a-million lifetime risk of cancer. Values greater than one-in-a-million cancer risk level can result in increased cancer cases above one in a million people.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 700 ppb

The legal limit for glyphosate, established in 1992, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s. This limit does not account for the cancer risks of glyphosate and does not include any additional consideration of children’s health.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date	Lab ID	Result
2014-02-05	1402-00115-31	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-27	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-28	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-30	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-33	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-35	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-21	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-24	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-16	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-37	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-18	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-22	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-34	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-23	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-19	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-17	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-20	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-32	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-25	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-26	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-29	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-36	ND
2014-04-08	1404-00142-4	ND
2014-04-08	1404-00142-2	ND
2014-07-14	1407-00191-13	ND
2014-07-14	1407-00191-14	ND
2014-07-14	1407-00191-19	ND
2014-07-14	1407-00191-24	ND
2014-07-14	1407-00191-9	ND
2014-07-14	1407-00191-7	ND
2014-07-14	1407-00191-4	ND
2014-07-14	1407-00191-10	ND
2014-07-14	1407-00191-6	ND
2014-07-14	1407-00191-3	ND
2014-07-14	1407-00191-12	ND
2014-07-14	1407-00191-23	ND
2014-07-14	1407-00191-2	ND
2014-07-14	1407-00191-26	ND
2014-07-14	1407-00191-17	ND
2014-07-14	1407-00191-25	ND
2014-07-14	1407-00191-8	ND
2014-07-14	1407-00191-16	ND
2014-07-14	1407-00191-11	ND
2014-07-14	1407-00191-15	ND
2014-07-14	1407-00191-1	ND
2014-07-14	1407-00191-18	ND
2014-07-14	1407-00191-21	ND
2014-07-14	1407-00191-20	ND
2014-07-14	1407-00191-22	ND
2014-07-14	1407-00191-5	ND
2015-02-02	1502-00047-30S	ND
2015-07-21	1507-00326-1	ND
2017-04-25	680-137916-2	ND
2017-09-21	680-143385-3A	ND
2017-09-21	680-143385-5A	ND
2017-09-21	680-143385-1A	ND
2017-11-29	680-146141-2	ND
2017-11-29	680-146141-4	ND
2017-11-29	680-146141-9	ND
2017-11-29	680-146141-10	ND
2017-11-29	680-146141-1	ND
2017-11-29	680-146141-6	ND
2017-11-29	680-146141-8	ND
2017-11-29	680-146141-5	ND
2017-11-29	680-146141-7	ND
2017-11-29	680-146141-3	ND
2017-11-30	680-146204-14	ND
2017-11-30	680-146204-16	ND
2017-11-30	680-146204-9	ND
2017-11-30	680-146204-11	ND
2017-11-30	680-146204-12	ND
2017-11-30	680-146204-7	ND
2017-11-30	680-146204-8	ND
2017-11-30	680-146204-4	ND
2017-11-30	680-146204-3	ND
2017-11-30	680-146204-5	ND
2017-11-30	680-146204-17	ND
2017-11-30	680-146204-6	ND
2017-11-30	680-146204-2	ND
2017-11-30	680-146204-1	ND
2017-11-30	680-146204-15	ND
2017-11-30	680-146204-10	ND
2017-11-30	680-146204-18	ND
2018-12-18	680-162383-2	ND
2018-12-18	680-162383-1	ND
2019-03-07	680-136089-3	ND
2019-03-07	680-136089-2S	ND
2019-03-07	680-136089-4S	ND
2019-03-07	680-136089-15S	ND
2019-03-07	680-136089-1S	ND