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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

West Escambia Utilities Inc.

Dinoseb is a herbicide that causes birth defects and reproductive difficulties. It has been banned in the U.S. since 1986.

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28

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
2014ND20ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND120ND
2017ND20ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND120ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 7 ppb

The legal limit for dinoseb, established in 1992, was based on toxicity studies conducted in laboratory animals in the 1970s and 1980s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-03-20140321022-1ND
2014-06-16140617019-1ND
2016-03-24160325010-2ND
2016-03-24160325010-1ND
2016-03-24160325010-5ND
2016-03-24160325010-3ND
2016-03-24160325010-4ND
2016-06-20160621027-3ND
2016-06-20160621027-2ND
2016-06-20160621027-4ND
2016-06-20160621027-6ND
2016-06-20160621027-1ND
2016-06-20160621027-5ND
2016-09-22160923021-1ND
2017-03-21170322045-1ND
2017-06-19170620031-001ND
2019-03-1819030539-005CND
2019-03-1819030539-006CND
2019-03-1819030539-002CND
2019-03-1819030539-003CND
2019-03-1819030539-001CND
2019-03-1819030539-004CND
2019-07-2220113945001_ISOCND
2019-07-2220113945003_ISOCND
2019-07-2220113945002_ISOCND
2019-12-1720135289001_ISOCND
2019-12-1720135289003_ISOCND
2019-12-1720135289002_ISOCND