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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Glyphosate

Oro Valley Water Utility

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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61

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND320ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND290ND

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
2016-01-043381311ND
2016-01-053382051ND
2016-01-123385114ND
2016-01-133385896ND
2016-01-143386689ND
2016-01-143386649ND
2016-01-193388442ND
2016-01-193388436ND
2016-01-193388178ND
2016-01-203388830ND
2016-01-203388823ND
2016-01-213389523ND
2016-01-213389523ND
2016-01-253390662ND
2016-01-263391054ND
2016-02-013393607ND
2016-07-123491868ND
2016-07-133492982ND
2016-07-133492976ND
2016-07-143493985ND
2016-07-143493976ND
2016-07-143493970ND
2016-07-183496288ND
2016-07-183496282ND
2016-07-203499085ND
2016-07-213500429ND
2016-07-213500423ND
2016-07-213500417ND
2016-07-263503664ND
2016-07-263504300ND
2016-07-263504295ND
2016-07-273505860ND
2019-01-144173149ND
2019-01-144173143ND
2019-01-154174530ND
2019-01-154174524ND
2019-01-154174402ND
2019-01-154174396ND
2019-01-164176212ND
2019-01-164176206ND
2019-01-164176196ND
2019-01-164176190ND
2019-01-174177430ND
2019-01-174177424ND
2019-01-174177477ND
2019-01-174177483ND
2019-01-174177498ND
2019-07-014341805ND
2019-07-014341799ND
2019-07-014341793ND
2019-07-024343552ND
2019-07-024343546ND
2019-07-024343540ND
2019-07-084347963ND
2019-07-094347969ND
2019-07-104350884ND
2019-07-154356789ND
2019-07-164356782ND
2019-07-174358295ND
2019-07-184358302ND
2019-07-184358308ND