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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Oxamyl (Vydate)

Del City

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

 

54

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND360ND
2019ND180ND

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
2018-02-273881633ND
2018-02-273881624ND
2018-02-273881615ND
2018-03-073886276ND
2018-03-073886267ND
2018-03-083887097ND
2018-03-083887088ND
2018-03-153892192ND
2018-03-153892183ND
2018-04-263922019ND
2018-05-033927871ND
2018-05-033927862ND
2018-05-313950127ND
2018-05-313950117ND
2018-06-063955064ND
2018-06-063954665ND
2018-06-213969638ND
2018-06-213969629ND
2018-08-284039479ND
2018-08-284039426ND
2018-08-284039396ND
2018-08-304042704ND
2018-08-304042695ND
2018-08-304042678ND
2018-09-054047101ND
2018-09-054047469ND
2018-09-054047110ND
2018-10-254102025ND
2018-10-254102017ND
2018-10-254102007ND
2018-10-254101971ND
2018-11-014108729ND
2018-11-014108721ND
2018-11-014108713ND
2018-11-074115035ND
2018-11-074115027ND
2019-05-014280241ND
2019-05-014280253ND
2019-05-014280267ND
2019-05-014280279ND
2019-05-084288070ND
2019-05-084288061ND
2019-05-084287886ND
2019-05-084287793ND
2019-06-054315244ND
2019-12-164516147ND
2019-12-164516138ND
2019-12-164516129ND
2019-12-164516120ND
2019-12-174517986ND
2019-12-174517937ND
2019-12-174517928ND
2019-12-174517907ND
2019-12-194521466ND