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Glyphosate

Meriden Water Division

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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Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND140ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND70ND
2022ND70ND
2023ND140ND

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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-10-24CB81095ND
2018-10-24CB81094ND
2019-01-16CC30225ND
2019-01-16CC30226ND
2019-01-16CC30223ND
2019-03-06CC63089ND
2019-04-17CC96464ND
2019-04-25CD01541ND
2019-04-25CD01542ND
2019-04-29CD03411ND
2019-05-29CD22755ND
2019-06-19CD38007ND
2019-06-19CD38006ND
2019-07-31CD69100ND
2019-09-25CE17376ND
2019-12-16CE88625ND
2021-06-09CI51083ND
2021-06-09CI51084ND
2021-06-09CI51085ND
2021-06-09CI51086ND
2021-06-23CI60841ND
2021-06-23CI60842ND
2021-08-25CJ13495ND
2022-04-14CL08938ND
2022-04-20CL12757ND
2022-04-20CL12758ND
2022-04-20CL12759ND
2022-04-20CL12763ND
2022-04-20CL12764ND
2022-06-27CL64556ND
2023-01-30CN32215ND
2023-01-30CN32216ND
2023-01-30CN32211ND
2023-01-30CN32210ND
2023-01-30CN32209ND
2023-02-08CN38286ND
2023-04-05CN76398ND
2023-05-24CO13396ND
2023-05-24CO13395ND
2023-05-24CO13394ND
2023-05-31CO16784ND
2023-05-31CO16785ND
2023-07-19CO54216ND
2023-10-04CP16968ND