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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Diquat

City of Surprise - Mountain Vista

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

 

47

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND50ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND170ND
2019ND160ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2014-01-224011817-04SND
2014-01-224011817-03SND
2014-01-224011817-02SND
2014-01-224011817-01SND
2015-01-215011694-04ND
2016-01-256012035-04TND
2016-01-256012035-03TND
2016-01-256012035-03SND
2016-01-256012035-02TND
2016-01-256012035-01TND
2017-01-307012591-03SND
2017-01-307012591-01SND
2017-01-307012591-02SND
2017-01-307012591-04SND
2018-01-0818A0734-04SOCND
2018-01-0818A0734-03SOCND
2018-01-0818A0734-02SOCND
2018-01-0818A0734-01SOCND
2018-01-2218A2180-01SOCND
2018-04-0918D0971-04 SOCND
2018-04-0918D0971-03 SOCND
2018-04-0918D0971-02 SOCND
2018-04-0918D0971-01 SOCND
2018-07-2418G2558-04ND
2018-07-2418G2558-03ND
2018-07-2418G2558-02ND
2018-07-2418G2558-01ND
2018-10-0818J0826-04ND
2018-10-0818J0826-03ND
2018-10-0818J0826-02ND
2018-10-0818J0826-01ND
2019-01-2319A2463-01ND
2019-01-2319A2463-02ND
2019-01-2319A2463-03ND
2019-01-2319A2463-04ND
2019-04-2919D3107-04ND
2019-04-2919D3107-03ND
2019-04-2919D3107-02ND
2019-04-2919D3107-01ND
2019-07-1019G1241-04ND
2019-07-1019G1241-03ND
2019-07-1019G1241-02ND
2019-07-1019G1241-01ND
2019-10-0919J1279-01ND
2019-10-0919J1279-04ND
2019-10-0919J1279-03ND
2019-10-0919J1279-02ND