Diquat
Beverly Hills Water Department
NOTE: Beverly Hills Water Department purchases water from Metropolitan Water District of So. Cal. which is required to test for diquat. Sample information shown below was taken by Metropolitan Water District of So. Cal..
Diquat is a herbicide used on potato crops and aquatic weeds.
Testing results - average by year
Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
2015 | ND | 10 | 0 | ND |
2016 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
2017 | ND | 4 | 0 | ND |
2018 | ND | 10 | 0 | ND |
2019 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
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
NOTE: Beverly Hills Water Department purchases water from Metropolitan Water District of So. Cal. which is required to test for diquat. Sample information shown below was taken by Metropolitan Water District of So. Cal..
Date | Lab ID | Result |
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2015-04-08 | 9588-005-0830 | ND |
2015-04-08 | 9588-013-1020 | ND |
2015-04-08 | 9588-003-1000 | ND |
2015-04-08 | 9588-026-1047 | ND |
2015-04-08 | 9588-020-1100 | ND |
2015-11-03 | 9588-003-1030 | ND |
2015-11-03 | 9588-005-0925 | ND |
2015-11-03 | 9588-026-0837 | ND |
2015-11-03 | 9588-013-1015 | ND |
2015-11-05 | 9588-020-1020 | ND |
2018-04-02 | 9588-003-1345 | ND |
2018-04-02 | 9588-005-1223 | ND |
2018-04-02 | 9588-020-1124 | ND |
2018-04-03 | 9588-026-1528 | ND |
2018-04-09 | 9588-013-0805 | ND |
2018-10-01 | 9588-020-1015 | ND |
2018-10-01 | 9588-003-1140 | ND |
2018-10-02 | 9588-013-1010 | ND |
2018-10-02 | 9588-005-1115 | ND |
2018-10-02 | 9588-026-0950 | ND |