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Oxamyl (Vydate)

Mountain Water Company

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

 

83

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND120ND
2015ND170ND
2016ND110ND
2017ND170ND
2018ND140ND
2019ND120ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2014-09-18B14091884-006CND
2014-09-18B14091884-006BND
2014-09-18B14091884-006AND
2014-09-23B14092192-001CND
2014-10-13B14101125-006CND
2014-10-13B14101125-006BND
2014-10-13B14101125-006AND
2014-10-29B14102506-006BND
2014-10-29B14102506-006AND
2014-10-29B14102506-006CND
2014-11-24B14111840-002CND
2014-11-24B14111840-001CND
2015-02-26B15022051-002DND
2015-02-26B15022051-001DND
2015-05-19B15051656-002DND
2015-05-19B15051656-001CND
2015-08-18B15081764-001CND
2015-09-23B15092184-007AND
2015-09-23B15092184-007BND
2015-09-23B15092184-007DND
2015-09-23B15092184-007CND
2015-10-08B15100826-009DND
2015-10-08B15100826-009CND
2015-10-08B15100826-009BND
2015-10-08B15100826-009AND
2015-11-04B15110444-007DND
2015-11-04B15110444-007CND
2015-11-04B15110444-007BND
2015-11-04B15110444-007AND
2016-09-14B16091275-007DND
2016-09-14B16091275-007AND
2016-09-14B16091275-007BND
2016-09-14B16091275-007CND
2016-09-21B16091896-006DND
2016-09-21B16091896-006CND
2016-09-21B16091896-006BND
2016-09-21B16091896-006AND
2016-09-28B16092451-006CND
2016-09-28B16092451-006BND
2016-09-28B16092451-006AND
2017-03-08H17030156-001GND
2017-03-08H17030158-001GND
2017-03-08H17030154-001GND
2017-08-24H17080531-001CND
2017-10-24B17102253-004CND
2017-10-24B17102253-003CND
2017-10-24B17102253-002CND
2017-10-24B17102253-001CND
2017-11-01B17110168-001DND
2017-11-01B17110168-002DND
2017-11-01B17110168-003DND
2017-11-01B17110168-004END
2017-11-08B17110766-001CND
2017-11-21B17111863-004DND
2017-11-21B17111863-003DND
2017-11-21B17111863-002DND
2017-11-21B17111863-001DND
2018-01-09B18010761-001CND
2018-04-03B18040321-001CND
2018-05-15B18051514-001GND
2018-05-15B18051508-001GND
2018-05-23B18052237-001FND
2018-06-05B18060546-001DND
2018-06-05B18060423-001FND
2018-06-19B18061823-001GND
2018-07-17B18071604-001FND
2018-07-17B18071571-001FND
2018-07-18B18071799-001FND
2018-07-18B18071741-001FND
2018-08-14B18081537-001FND
2018-08-14B18081504-001GND
2019-05-14B19051387-001FND
2019-05-22B19052006-001GND
2019-06-04B19060314-001FND
2019-06-11B19061058-001GND
2019-06-18B19061773-001GND
2019-07-09B19070912-001FND
2019-07-17B19071738-001FND
2019-07-23B19072150-001GND
2019-08-07B19080745-001FND
2019-08-13B19081351-001FND
2019-08-20B19082022-001FND
2019-11-05B19110468-001AND