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Glyphosate

Utilities Inc. - North Park Water Supply

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.

 

17

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND120ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND50ND
2023N/A00N/A

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
2019-02-2635451101001ND
2019-02-2635451101005ND
2019-02-2635451101004ND
2019-02-2635451101003ND
2019-02-2635451101002ND
2019-02-2635451101001ND
2019-02-2635451101005ND
2019-02-2635451101004ND
2019-02-2635451101003ND
2019-02-2635451101002ND
2019-10-1535505694001ND
2019-10-1535505694001ND
2022-03-0735702531001ND
2022-03-0735702535001ND
2022-03-0735702538001ND
2022-03-0735702539001ND
2022-03-0735702540001ND