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Permethrin

Wyomissing Borough Water System

NOTE: Wyomissing Borough Water System purchases water from Western Berks Water Authority which is required to test for permethrin. Sample information shown below was taken by Western Berks Water Authority.

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.

 

4

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND40ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Wyomissing Borough Water System purchases water from Western Berks Water Authority which is required to test for permethrin. Sample information shown below was taken by Western Berks Water Authority.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-12-1442835901ND
2019-03-124224453ND
2019-06-204331692ND
2019-09-044410131ND