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Permethrin

City of Oak Harbor

NOTE: City of Oak Harbor purchases water from City of Anacortes which is required to test for permethrin. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Anacortes.

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
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND10ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: City of Oak Harbor purchases water from City of Anacortes which is required to test for permethrin. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Anacortes.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-05-2118-17724-36372ND
2018-08-2018-31299-63519ND
2018-11-0918-42394-86198ND
2019-02-1419-05441-11078ND