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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Oxamyl (Vydate)

St. Louis City

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

 

56

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
2014ND100ND
2015ND100ND
2016ND80ND
2017ND100ND
2018ND100ND
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
2014-03-27HBCB032714M531ND
2014-03-27CRCW032714M531ND
2014-06-02AC23739ND
2014-06-02AC23738ND
2014-06-23CRCW062314M531ND
2014-06-23HBCB062314M531ND
2014-09-25CRCW092514M531ND
2014-09-25HBCB092514M531ND
2014-11-17CRCW111714M531ND
2014-11-17HBCB111714M531ND
2015-03-17HBCB031715M531ND
2015-03-17CRCW031715M531ND
2015-06-01AC47107ND
2015-06-01AC47106ND
2015-06-22CRCW062215M531ND
2015-06-22HBCB062215M531ND
2015-09-28CRCW092815M531ND
2015-09-28HBCB092815M531ND
2015-11-24HBCB112415M531ND
2015-11-24CRCW112415M531ND
2016-03-17HBCB031716M531ND
2016-03-17CRCW031716M531ND
2016-06-06AC75865ND
2016-06-06AC75864ND
2016-08-22CRCW082216M531ND
2016-08-22HBCB082216M531ND
2016-11-15HBCB111516M531ND
2016-11-15CRCW111516M531ND
2017-02-22CRCW022217M531ND
2017-02-22HBCB022217M531ND
2017-05-19AC98044ND
2017-05-19AC98045ND
2017-06-21AC99039ND
2017-06-21AC99038ND
2017-09-20CRCW092017M531ND
2017-09-20HBCB092017M531ND
2017-11-14HBCB111417M531ND
2017-11-14CRCW111417M531ND
2018-03-12CRCW031218M531ND
2018-03-12HBCB031218M531ND
2018-05-21AD20859ND
2018-05-21AD20860ND
2018-06-19HBCB061918M531ND
2018-06-19CRCW061918M531ND
2018-08-22CRCW082218M531ND
2018-08-22HBCB082218M531ND
2018-10-22CRCW102218M531ND
2018-10-22HBCB102218M531ND
2019-04-22CRCW042219M531ND
2019-04-22HBCB042219M531ND
2019-05-28AD47824ND
2019-05-28AD47825ND
2019-07-23CRCW072319M531ND
2019-07-23HBCB072319M531ND
2019-10-21CRCW102119M531ND
2019-10-21HBCB102119M531ND