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2,4-D

Pine Meadow Mutual Water

NOTE: Pine Meadow Mutual Water purchases water from Mountain Regional Water Special Service District which is required to test for 2,4-d. Sample information shown below was taken by Mountain Regional Water Special Service District.

2,4-D (2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) is a herbicide that can be applied directly to GMO corn and soy plants engineered to withstand this toxic chemical. Americans' exposures to 2,4-D from food and drinking water will likely increase in years to come as farmers plant more of these GMO crops. Read More.

2,4-D is an endocrine disruptor that interferes with thyroid hormones. The International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies 2,4-D as possibly carcinogenic to humans. In occupational studies, farmers exposed to 2,4-D tended to have higher incidences of damaged and malformed sperm. Laboratory animals exposed to 2,4-D during gestation are born underdeveloped and are more likely to have birth defects.

 

70

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND70ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND150ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND10ND
2023ND180ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 20 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 20 ppb for 2,4-D 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 internal organs.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 70 ppb

The legal limit for 2,4-D, established in 1991, was based on toxicity studies in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s. This limit may not fully protect against harm to the nervous system, harm to the thyroid, and hormone disruption.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Pine Meadow Mutual Water purchases water from Mountain Regional Water Special Service District which is required to test for 2,4-d. Sample information shown below was taken by Mountain Regional Water Special Service District.

Date Result
2018-03-20ND
2018-06-06ND
2018-06-06ND
2018-06-20ND
2018-08-23ND
2018-09-05ND
2018-10-23ND
2019-01-03ND
2019-01-03ND
2019-01-03ND
2019-01-24ND
2019-01-24ND
2019-02-25ND
2019-02-25ND
2019-02-25ND
2019-03-20ND
2019-06-27ND
2019-06-27ND
2019-06-27ND
2019-06-27ND
2019-06-27ND
2019-06-27ND
2019-06-27ND
2019-06-27ND
2019-06-27ND
2019-06-27ND
2019-11-07ND
2019-11-14ND
2020-02-27ND
2020-03-24ND
2020-07-14ND
2020-09-21ND
2020-12-04ND
2020-12-04ND
2020-12-04ND
2020-12-04ND
2020-12-04ND
2020-12-22ND
2020-12-22ND
2020-12-22ND
2020-12-22ND
2020-12-22ND
2020-12-22ND
2022-02-17ND
2022-05-04ND
2022-05-05ND
2022-08-04ND
2022-08-04ND
2022-08-04ND
2022-08-04ND
2022-09-07ND
2022-12-06ND
2023-07-11ND
2023-07-11ND
2023-07-11ND
2023-07-11ND
2023-07-11ND
2023-07-11ND
2023-07-11ND
2023-07-11ND
2023-07-11ND
2023-11-06ND
2023-11-06ND
2023-11-06ND
2023-12-11ND
2023-12-11ND
2023-12-11ND
2023-12-11ND
2023-12-11ND
2023-12-11ND