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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Oxamyl (Vydate)

Lihue-Kapaa

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

 

75

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND360ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND20ND
2018ND350ND
2019N/A00N/A

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
2014-03-17C14-03-0070ND
2014-09-08C14-09-0016ND
2015-01-20C15-01-0013ND
2015-01-20C15-01-0014ND
2015-01-20C15-01-0015ND
2015-01-21C15-01-0073ND
2015-01-21C15-01-0074ND
2015-01-21C15-01-0072ND
2015-01-21C15-01-0071ND
2015-01-21C15-01-0070AND
2015-03-16C15-03-0033ND
2015-03-16C15-03-0034ND
2015-03-16C15-03-0035ND
2015-03-16C15-03-0036ND
2015-03-18C15-03-0082ND
2015-03-18C15-03-0087ND
2015-03-18C15-03-0086ND
2015-03-18C15-03-0085ND
2015-03-18C15-03-0084ND
2015-03-18C15-03-0083ND
2015-04-13C15-04-0040ND
2015-04-13C15-04-0041ND
2015-04-13C15-04-0042ND
2015-04-15C15-04-0070ND
2015-04-15C15-04-0071ND
2015-04-15C15-04-0072ND
2015-04-15C15-04-0073ND
2015-06-08C15-06-0095ND
2015-06-08C15-06-0094ND
2015-06-08C15-06-0093ND
2015-06-08C15-06-0092ND
2015-06-09C15-06-0090ND
2015-06-09C15-06-0091ND
2015-06-09C15-06-0088ND
2015-06-09C15-06-0087ND
2015-06-09C15-06-0086ND
2015-06-09C15-06-0089ND
2015-09-30201510020546ND
2017-04-12ND
2017-07-17ND
2018-01-16C18-01-0015ND
2018-01-16C18-01-0014ND
2018-01-16C18-01-0013ND
2018-01-16C18-01-0012ND
2018-01-17C18-01-0054ND
2018-01-17C18-01-0053ND
2018-03-05C18-03-0015ND
2018-03-05C18-03-0016ND
2018-03-06C18-03-0051ND
2018-03-06C18-03-0050ND
2018-03-07C18-03-0070ND
2018-03-07C18-03-0097ND
2018-03-19C18-03-0118ND
2018-03-19C18-03-0119ND
2018-03-19C18-03-0120ND
2018-07-10C18-07-0150ND
2018-07-10C18-07-0152ND
2018-07-10C18-07-0153ND
2018-07-10C18-07-0151ND
2018-07-10C18-07-0154ND
2018-07-10C18-07-0140ND
2018-07-10C18-07-0138ND
2018-07-12201807130880ND
2018-07-12201807000000ND
2018-07-23C18-07-0333ND
2018-07-23C18-07-0334ND
2018-07-23C18-07-0332ND
2018-07-24C18-07-0337ND
2018-07-24C18-07-0336ND
2018-07-24C18-07-0335ND
2018-07-25C18-07-0354ND
2018-07-25C18-07-0353ND
2018-09-24C18-09-0300ND
2018-10-08C18-10-0031ND
2018-10-10C18-10-0047ND