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Glyphosate

Vivian Water System

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.

 

19

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND60ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND30ND

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
2018-01-0835367519001ND
2018-01-0835367519001ND
2018-07-2335407296001ND
2018-07-2335407296001ND
2019-02-1835449625001ND
2019-02-1835449625001ND
2019-07-2535485237001ND
2019-07-2535485237001ND
2019-09-0335495451001ND
2019-09-0335495451001ND
2020-02-1135530385001ND
2020-08-0435567924001ND
2020-08-0435567926001ND
2021-01-0535602530001ND
2021-08-1035655130001ND
2022-02-1435697796001ND
2023-01-3035776976005ND
2023-08-1535821489001ND
2023-12-1235848285001ND