Menu

EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

Donate

Oxamyl (Vydate)

Southwest Ouachita Waterworks Inc.

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

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND120ND
2015ND20ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND100ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

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
2014-06-16AD92414ND
2014-06-16AD92413ND
2014-06-16AD92414ND
2014-06-16AD92413ND
2014-10-20AD98782ND
2014-10-20AD98780ND
2014-10-20AD98781ND
2014-10-20AD98782ND
2014-10-20AD98783ND
2014-10-20AD98781ND
2014-10-20AD98780ND
2014-10-20AD98783ND
2015-01-05AE00867ND
2015-01-05AE00867ND
2017-06-1235318592001ND
2017-06-1235318592002ND
2017-06-1235318592003ND
2017-06-1235318592001ND
2017-06-1235318592002ND
2017-06-1235318592003ND
2017-10-1635343270002ND
2017-10-1635343270004ND
2017-10-1635343270002ND
2017-10-1635343270004ND