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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Glyphosate

Beauregard Water Works District #3

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
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND20ND
2016ND200ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND220ND
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2015-03-0235177665002ND
2015-03-0235177665002ND
2016-01-1935225812002ND
2016-01-1935225812001ND
2016-01-1935225812002ND
2016-01-1935225812005ND
2016-01-1935225812004ND
2016-01-1935225812003ND
2016-01-1935225812001ND
2016-01-1935225812005ND
2016-01-1935225812004ND
2016-01-1935225812003ND
2016-02-0135227539001ND
2016-02-0135227539002ND
2016-02-0135227539003ND
2016-02-0135227539004ND
2016-02-0135227539004ND
2016-02-0135227539003ND
2016-02-0135227539002ND
2016-02-0135227539001ND
2016-05-0235242594004ND
2016-05-0235242594004ND
2018-02-2735377534001ND
2018-02-2735377534001ND
2018-03-1935381349005ND
2018-03-1935381349004ND
2018-03-1935381349005ND
2018-03-1935381349004ND
2018-03-1935381349003ND
2018-03-1935381349002ND
2018-03-1935381349001ND
2018-03-1935381349001ND
2018-03-1935381349002ND
2018-03-1935381349003ND
2018-04-1635387317001ND
2018-04-1635387317005ND
2018-04-1635387317004ND
2018-04-1635387317003ND
2018-04-1635387317002ND
2018-04-1635387317001ND
2018-04-1635387317005ND
2018-04-1635387317004ND
2018-04-1635387317003ND
2018-04-1635387317002ND