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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Oxamyl (Vydate)

New Orleans Carrollton Waterworks

Oxamyl is a neurotoxic insecticide used on cotton, fruit and vegetable crops. It may harm fetal development.

 

44

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
2015ND80ND
2016ND80ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND80ND
2019ND80ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 26 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 26 ppb for oxamyl 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 harm to the central nervous system.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 200 ppb

The legal limit for oxamyl, 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
2014-01-06AD88197ND
2014-01-06AD88196ND
2014-01-06AD88197ND
2014-01-06AD88196ND
2014-09-11AD96629ND
2014-09-11AD96628ND
2014-09-11AD96629ND
2014-09-11AD96628ND
2015-02-2335177313001ND
2015-02-2335177313002ND
2015-02-2335177313002ND
2015-02-2335177313001ND
2015-09-3035209766001ND
2015-09-3035209766002ND
2015-09-3035209766002ND
2015-09-3035209766001ND
2016-01-2035226299001ND
2016-01-2035226299002ND
2016-01-2035226299002ND
2016-01-2035226299001ND
2016-12-0735282294006ND
2016-12-0735282147004ND
2016-12-0735282294006ND
2016-12-0735282147004ND
2017-02-0935294515002ND
2017-02-0935294515002ND
2017-02-0935294515001ND
2017-02-0935294515001ND
2018-03-1535380391001ND
2018-03-1535380391002ND
2018-03-1535380391001ND
2018-03-1535380391002ND
2018-08-1535411633002ND
2018-08-1535411633001ND
2018-08-1535411633001ND
2018-08-1535411633002ND
2019-02-2735451098001ND
2019-02-2735451098001ND
2019-08-0135488364001ND
2019-08-0135488368001ND
2019-08-0135488364001ND
2019-08-0135488368001ND
2019-09-1935499418001ND
2019-09-1935499418001ND