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Glyphosate

City of Pocatello

Glyphosate is the weedkiller marketed as Roundup. The state of California classifies glyphosate as a chemical known to cause cancer. Read More.

Glyphosate is classified as a probable human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer and has been linked to increased risk of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in people. Exposure to glyphosate during pregnancy may affect fetal development.

 

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Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND160ND
2020ND170ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 5 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 5 ppb for glyphosate was defined by EWG as a one-in-a-million lifetime risk of cancer. Values greater than one-in-a-million cancer risk level can result in increased cancer cases above one in a million people.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 700 ppb

The legal limit for glyphosate, established in 1992, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s. This limit does not account for the cancer risks of glyphosate and does not include any additional consideration of children’s health.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-05-02SI80502301ND
2019-10-08SI91009208ND
2019-10-08SI91009207ND
2019-10-08SI91009206ND
2019-10-08SI91009204ND
2019-10-08SI91009203ND
2019-10-08SI91009202ND
2019-10-08SI91009201ND
2019-10-08SI91008808ND
2019-10-08SI91008807ND
2019-10-08SI91008806ND
2019-10-08SI91008805ND
2019-10-08SI91008804ND
2019-10-08SI91008803ND
2019-10-08SI91008802ND
2019-10-08SI91008801ND
2019-10-29SI91027701ND
2020-05-11SI00507316ND
2020-05-11SI00507315ND
2020-05-11SI00507314ND
2020-05-11SI00507313ND
2020-05-11SI00507312ND
2020-05-11SI00507311ND
2020-05-11SI00507310ND
2020-05-11SI00507309ND
2020-05-11SI00507308ND
2020-05-11SI00507307ND
2020-05-11SI00507306ND
2020-05-11SI00507305ND
2020-05-11SI00507304ND
2020-05-11SI00507303ND
2020-05-11SI00507302ND
2020-05-11SI00507301ND
2020-06-09SI00614401ND