Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Oxamyl (Vydate)

Perkasie Regional Authority

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

 

16

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
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND160ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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
2023-05-0328879618.00ND
2023-05-0328879619.00ND
2023-05-0328879620.00ND
2023-05-0328879621.00ND
2023-06-0629088225.00ND
2023-06-0629088226.00ND
2023-06-0629088227.00ND
2023-06-0629088228.00ND
2023-09-0629681519.00ND
2023-09-0629681520.00ND
2023-09-0629681521.00ND
2023-09-0629681522.00ND
2023-12-1930228462.00ND
2023-12-1930228463.00ND
2023-12-1930228464.00ND
2023-12-1930228465.00ND