Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Diquat

Huttig Waterworks

Diquat is a herbicide used on potato crops and aquatic weeds.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 6 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 6 ppb for diquat 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 cataracts.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 20 ppb

The legal limit for diquat, 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
2018-05-0118123006108ND
2018-11-0618312003401ND
2019-01-2819031001108ND
2019-05-014280233ND
2019-09-0319248002108ND
2020-01-2820030005106ND
2021-11-1721322001008ND
2023-02-14O206558-QUA-1ND