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Glyphosate

CTWC - Unionville System

NOTE: CTWC - Unionville System purchases water from Metropolitan District Commission which is required to test for glyphosate. Sample information shown below was taken by Metropolitan District Commission.

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.

 

19

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND70ND
2019ND120ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND60ND
2023ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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

NOTE: CTWC - Unionville System purchases water from Metropolitan District Commission which is required to test for glyphosate. Sample information shown below was taken by Metropolitan District Commission.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-06-27CA79476ND
2018-06-27CA79477ND
2018-06-27CA79475ND
2018-09-25CB38504ND
2018-09-25CB38505RND
2018-09-25CB38869ND
2018-09-25CB38505ND
2020-12-08SOC 200600638ND
2020-12-08SOC 200600609ND
2020-12-09SOC 200600592ND
2021-11-23S300107511 300107516ND
2021-11-23S300107593 300107599ND
2021-11-29S300109627 300109632ND
2022-12-15S300287039 300287047ND
2022-12-15S300287062 300287068ND
2022-12-15S300287090 300287096ND
2023-12-05S300456329 300456335ND
2023-12-06S300456308 300456314ND
2023-12-06S300456298 300456304ND