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Unsafe Levels of Pesticide Dieldrin Detected in Yigo Drinking Water, Guam
Residents in the village of Yigo, Guam, received letters in September 2025 warning of unsafe levels of the banned pesticide dieldrin in well Y-15, which supplies their drinking water. The contamination, known to authorities since late 2023, poses an "unacceptable long-term cancer risk" to residents. The Guam Waterworks Authority and Guam Environmental Protection Agency have been working since late 2023 to install a treatment system at the well.
- Location
- Yigo, Guam
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
- Start
- 01/09/2025, 02:00
- End
- 22/09/2026, 21:18
- Event type
- Chemical contamination, Limit exceeded
- Status
- Lifted
- Region
- Guam
- Last updated
Timeline
- · Alert first recorded
- · Start according to source
- · End according to source
- · Record last updated
What to do now
According to the source this case has been officially lifted. The measures below applied during the incident and are documented for historical reference only.
Sources
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