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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Diquat

Lake In The Hills

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

 

28

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND140ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND140ND
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2015-02-195022854-01ND
2015-02-195022854-02ND
2015-02-195022855-03ND
2015-02-195022851-02ND
2015-02-195022854-03ND
2015-02-195022855-02ND
2015-02-195022851-01ND
2015-04-285044427-01ND
2015-04-285044431-02ND
2015-04-285044431-01ND
2015-04-285044440-03ND
2015-04-285044440-01ND
2015-04-285044440-04ND
2015-04-285044427-02ND
2018-01-093850153ND
2018-01-093850143ND
2018-01-093850135ND
2018-01-093849999ND
2018-01-103851317ND
2018-01-103851333ND
2018-01-103851646ND
2018-04-108041928-05ND
2018-04-108041928-06ND
2018-04-108041928-07ND
2018-04-108041928-04ND
2018-04-108041928-03ND
2018-04-108041928-02ND
2018-04-108041928-01ND