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Methomyl

Harris County Fresh Water Supply District 1a

NOTE: Harris County Fresh Water Supply District 1a purchases water from Baytown Area Water Authority which is required to test for methomyl. Sample information shown below was taken by Baytown Area Water Authority.

Methomyl is an extremely toxic carbamate insecticide that targets the nervous system. In 2015 the EPA restricted some uses of methomyl on some food crops to reduce risks to human health.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Harris County Fresh Water Supply District 1a purchases water from Baytown Area Water Authority which is required to test for methomyl. Sample information shown below was taken by Baytown Area Water Authority.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-01-14AE49665ND
2021-10-20AF74234ND
2022-01-12AF80039ND
2022-01-12AF80049ND
2022-04-04AF91891ND
2022-07-05AG03293ND