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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Diquat

Avion Water Company - Avion

Diquat is a herbicide used on potato crops and aquatic weeds.

 

25

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND80ND
2017ND50ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND80ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 6 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 6 ppb for diquat 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 cataracts.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 20 ppb

The legal limit for diquat, 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
2014-06-24B4F241001-SND
2014-06-24B4F241101-SND
2014-09-22B4I220901-SND
2014-09-23B4I231101-SND
2016-02-231609186-SND
2016-08-241650944-SND
2016-08-251651971-SND
2016-09-071654246-SND
2016-09-131655622-SND
2016-10-041660498-SND
2016-11-091668630-SND
2016-12-211675573-SND
2017-06-071730377-SND
2017-06-131731571-SND
2017-07-311742194-SND
2017-08-241748436-SND
2017-08-241748431-SND
2019-02-201911473-SND
2019-03-261920362-SND
2019-04-091924429-SND
2019-04-251929191-SND
2019-05-091932771-SND
2019-09-111966990-SND
2019-09-121967778-SND
2019-10-141976522-SND