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Glyphosate

Bayou La Batre 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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND50ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND50ND
2023ND50ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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
2018-01-29180129039-2ND
2018-01-29180129039-1ND
2018-05-07180509028-1ND
2018-05-07180509028-2ND
2018-06-13180614041-1SND
2019-11-2120131445002_ISOCND
2020-03-1620146809002_ISOCND
2020-04-2720152054001_ISOCND
2020-07-1420162712001_ISOCND
2020-10-2220176839001_ISOCND
2021-02-2220191200001_ISOCND
2021-04-2720197805001ND
2021-07-2220215372001ND
2021-11-1820226391001_ISOCND
2022-03-0720236841001_ISOCND
2022-03-0720236842001_ISOCND
2022-05-2520244818002_ISOCND
2022-09-1220255358001AND
2022-10-1920258987001_ISOCND
2023-02-0720269193001_ISOCND
2023-02-1520269913001_ISOCND
2023-04-1120274431001_ISOCND
2023-07-1320282549001_ISOCND
2023-10-1720293432001_ISOCND