Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Permethrin

Hypoluxo Village

NOTE: Hypoluxo Village purchases water from Lake Worth Utilities which is required to test for permethrin. Sample information shown below was taken by Lake Worth Utilities.

Permethrin is an insecticide used on agricultural crops, but most uses are non-agricultural. It can be applied to residential areas to control mosquitoes and ticks and also used as a bug repellent on clothing, as well as medical applications to treat head lice. Long-term exposure to permethrin may harm the liver.

 

2

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Hypoluxo Village purchases water from Lake Worth Utilities which is required to test for permethrin. Sample information shown below was taken by Lake Worth Utilities.

Date Result
2018-05-14ND
2018-09-06ND