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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Glyphosate

North Franklin Water Works

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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50

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
2015ND80ND
2016ND140ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND280ND

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
2015-12-1435221371005ND
2015-12-1435221371004ND
2015-12-1435221371003ND
2015-12-1435221371002ND
2015-12-1435221371002ND
2015-12-1435221371005ND
2015-12-1435221371004ND
2015-12-1435221371003ND
2016-07-2135256051005ND
2016-07-2135256051004ND
2016-07-2135256051004ND
2016-07-2135256051005ND
2016-11-3035280570005ND
2016-11-3035280570004ND
2016-11-3035280570004ND
2016-11-3035280570003ND
2016-11-3035280570002ND
2016-11-3035280570001ND
2016-11-3035280570003ND
2016-11-3035280570002ND
2016-11-3035280570001ND
2016-11-3035280570005ND
2019-02-2535451014004ND
2019-02-2535451014003ND
2019-02-2535451014002ND
2019-02-2535451014001ND
2019-02-2535451014001ND
2019-02-2535451014004ND
2019-02-2535451014003ND
2019-02-2535451014002ND
2019-05-2035470274002ND
2019-05-2035470274001ND
2019-05-2035470274001ND
2019-05-2035470274002ND
2019-10-1435505635001ND
2019-10-1435505635008ND
2019-10-1435505635007ND
2019-10-1435505635006ND
2019-10-1435505635005ND
2019-10-1435505635004ND
2019-10-1435505635003ND
2019-10-1435505635002ND
2019-10-1435505635001ND
2019-10-1435505635008ND
2019-10-1435505635007ND
2019-10-1435505635006ND
2019-10-1435505635005ND
2019-10-1435505635004ND
2019-10-1435505635003ND
2019-10-1435505635002ND