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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Diquat

Naval Air Station Pensacola / Corry Station

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

 

46

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND220ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND210ND
2018ND30ND
2019N/A00N/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

Date Result
2014-03-24ND
2014-03-31ND
2014-03-31ND
2014-04-03ND
2014-05-21ND
2014-05-21ND
2014-06-09ND
2014-06-09ND
2014-06-16ND
2014-07-24ND
2014-08-04ND
2014-09-03ND
2014-09-08ND
2014-09-08ND
2014-09-08ND
2014-10-09ND
2014-10-09ND
2014-10-15ND
2014-10-15ND
2014-11-24ND
2014-12-17ND
2014-12-17ND
2017-01-24ND
2017-01-24ND
2017-02-09ND
2017-02-09ND
2017-03-09ND
2017-03-09ND
2017-03-15ND
2017-04-12ND
2017-04-26ND
2017-06-14ND
2017-06-14ND
2017-06-15ND
2017-06-15ND
2017-06-19ND
2017-07-12ND
2017-07-12ND
2017-07-13ND
2017-07-13ND
2017-08-02ND
2017-08-02ND
2017-12-27ND
2018-03-14ND
2018-03-15ND
2018-10-15ND