Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Chlorpyriphos

Belle Vernon Borough Municipal Authority

NOTE: Belle Vernon Borough Municipal Authority purchases water from Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County - Yough Plant which is required to test for chlorpyriphos. Sample information shown below was taken by Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County - Yough Plant.

Chlorpyrifos is an organophosphate pesticide that has been widely used, but in 2021, application on food crops was banned by the EPA. Exposure to chlorpyrifos during pregnancy and early life harms the developing brain, including reduced IQ, delayed development of motor and sensory functions, and social and behavioral dysfunction.

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND20ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Belle Vernon Borough Municipal Authority purchases water from Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County - Yough Plant which is required to test for chlorpyriphos. Sample information shown below was taken by Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County - Yough Plant.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-06-268071933-01AND
2018-08-078083300-01BND
2018-08-078083300-02BND
2018-10-178100378-01BND
2018-10-178100378-02BND
2019-01-144176131ND
2019-01-154176495ND