Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Diquat

Eagle Water Company Inc

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

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND10ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND80ND
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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 Lab ID Result
2020-01-31S2004565ND
2022-01-26S2203922ND
2022-05-26S2225371ND
2022-05-26S2225370ND
2022-06-28S2230858ND
2022-07-26S2235891ND
2022-07-26S2235894ND
2022-07-26S2235893ND
2022-10-12S2251170ND