Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Oxamyl (Vydate)

Gettysburg Municipal Authority

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

 

29

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
2020ND150ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND140ND

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
2020-05-1222350013.00ND
2020-05-1222349983.00ND
2020-05-1222349926.00ND
2020-05-1822350044.00ND
2020-05-1822349957.00ND
2020-05-2022349871.00ND
2020-05-2022349900.00ND
2020-08-1822937366.00ND
2020-08-1822937308.00ND
2020-08-1922937337.00ND
2020-08-1922937395.00ND
2020-08-2423125297.00ND
2020-08-2423125268.00ND
2020-08-2423125326.00ND
2020-12-0223656071.00ND
2023-05-1629242397.00ND
2023-05-1629242340.00ND
2023-05-1629242369.00ND
2023-05-1729242800.00ND
2023-05-1729242772.00ND
2023-05-1729242744.00ND
2023-05-3029242721.00ND
2023-08-0129639334.00ND
2023-08-0129639260.00ND
2023-08-1529639299.00ND
2023-08-1629829436.00ND
2023-08-1629829411.00ND
2023-08-2229829497.00ND
2023-08-2229829469.00ND