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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Oxamyl (Vydate)

North Kona

Oxamyl is a neurotoxic insecticide used on cotton, fruit and vegetable crops. It may harm fetal development.

 

42

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND180ND
2015ND20ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND120ND
2018ND80ND
2019ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 26 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 26 ppb for oxamyl 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 harm to the central nervous system.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 200 ppb

The legal limit for oxamyl, 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
2014-03-18C14-03-0072ND
2014-03-18C14-03-0073ND
2014-03-18C14-03-0074ND
2014-03-18C14-03-0075ND
2014-03-18C14-03-0076ND
2014-03-18C14-03-0077ND
2014-03-18C14-03-0078ND
2014-03-18C14-03-0079ND
2014-03-18C14-03-0071ND
2014-04-15C14-04-0171ND
2014-04-15C14-04-0175ND
2014-04-15C14-04-0172ND
2014-04-15C14-04-0170ND
2014-04-15C14-04-0169ND
2014-04-15C14-04-0168ND
2014-04-15C14-04-0167ND
2014-04-15C14-04-0166ND
2014-07-07C14-07-0057ND
2015-08-19201508150137ND
2015-11-18201508150170ND
2017-06-05ND
2017-06-05ND
2017-06-05ND
2017-06-05ND
2017-06-05ND
2017-06-05ND
2017-07-17ND
2017-07-17ND
2017-07-17ND
2017-07-17ND
2017-07-17ND
2017-07-17ND
2018-01-17C18-01-0051ND
2018-01-17C18-01-0052ND
2018-06-18C18-06-0120ND
2018-07-08201805230559ND
2018-09-24C18-09-0288ND
2018-09-24C18-09-0289ND
2018-10-15201810170192ND
2018-12-03C18-12-0011ND
2019-09-09201909100461ND
2019-10-09C19-10-0027ND