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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Diquat

California Water Service - Stockton

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

 

37

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND60ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND70ND
2018ND90ND
2019ND110ND

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
2014-07-295810-130-1100ND
2014-12-025810-130-1419ND
2015-06-109590-130-1142ND
2015-08-161610-133-1900ND
2015-09-229590-130-1120ND
2015-10-269590-060-1145ND
2015-11-199590-059-1056ND
2015-12-099590-018-0553ND
2016-03-229590-061-1500ND
2016-09-205810-130-0954ND
2017-04-189590-133-1146ND
2017-06-065810-130-1520ND
2017-07-129590-133-1420ND
2017-07-139590-029-1354ND
2017-09-199590-130-1042ND
2017-10-109590-058-0950ND
2017-10-109590-133-1110ND
2018-01-029590-054-1115ND
2018-01-039590-133-0950ND
2018-04-059590-133-1320ND
2018-04-119590-050-1225ND
2018-06-059590-130-1405ND
2018-07-099590-056-1305ND
2018-07-099590-133-1100ND
2018-09-059590-130-1448ND
2018-10-099590-133-1325ND
2019-01-029590-133-1301ND
2019-02-149590-061-1430ND
2019-04-029590-133-1235ND
2019-04-239590-053-1145ND
2019-05-089590-007-1120ND
2019-06-119590-130-1140ND
2019-07-099590-133-1400ND
2019-09-049590-130-1250ND
2019-10-019590-067-1150ND
2019-10-029590-028-1300ND
2019-10-099590-133-1059ND