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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Permethrin

Raytown Water Company

NOTE: Raytown Water Company purchases water from Kansas City which is required to test for permethrin. Sample information shown below was taken by Kansas City.

Permethrin is an insecticide used on agricultural crops, but most uses are non-agricultural. It can be applied to residential areas to control mosquitoes and ticks and also used as a bug repellent on clothing, as well as medical applications to treat head lice. Long-term exposure to permethrin may harm the liver.

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43

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND90ND
2015ND120ND
2016ND110ND
2017ND60ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND40ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Raytown Water Company purchases water from Kansas City which is required to test for permethrin. Sample information shown below was taken by Kansas City.

Date Lab ID Result
2014-04-06D11763ND
2014-05-04D15202ND
2014-06-01D18931ND
2014-07-01D22860ND
2014-08-01D26836ND
2014-09-05D31301ND
2014-10-13D36014ND
2014-11-04D38817ND
2014-12-03D42624ND
2015-01-05D46697ND
2015-02-09D51137ND
2015-03-11D55013ND
2015-04-29D61355ND
2015-05-28D65077ND
2015-06-15D67376ND
2015-07-08D70235ND
2015-08-26D76796ND
2015-09-23D80567ND
2015-10-26D84945ND
2015-11-16D87792ND
2015-12-08D90592ND
2016-01-14D95251ND
2016-02-29E00504ND
2016-03-09E02289ND
2016-04-13E06748ND
2016-05-11E10413ND
2016-07-15E19092ND
2016-08-14E23100ND
2016-09-25E28654ND
2016-10-19E31869ND
2016-11-14E35060ND
2016-12-07E37941ND
2017-04-10E53857ND
2017-05-21E59345ND
2017-06-21E63346ND
2017-07-15E66567ND
2017-08-28E72302ND
2017-09-26E76242ND
2018-05-30F07367ND
2019-03-1335454509001SEA1ND
2019-06-1235475459001SEA2ND
2019-09-2535500953001SEA3ND
2019-12-1835520069001SEA4ND