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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Epcor Water - Mohave

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

 

38

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND160ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND160ND
2019N/A00N/A

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
2015-03-10550-41482-1SND
2015-09-15550-51357-1SND
2015-09-15550-51357-2SND
2015-09-15550-51357-3SND
2015-09-15550-51357-4SND
2015-09-15550-51357-5ND
2015-09-15550-51357-6ND
2015-09-15550-51357-7SND
2015-09-15550-51357-8TTND
2015-11-30550-55138-8TND
2015-11-30550-55138-6ND
2015-11-30550-55138-5ND
2015-11-30550-55138-4ND
2015-11-30550-55138-3ND
2015-11-30550-55138-2ND
2015-11-30550-55138-1ND
2016-02-02550-58216-2ND
2016-08-22550-68530-1SND
2017-03-13550-79132-2TND
2017-06-087060966-01ND
2017-08-107081254-01-SOCND
2017-11-157111744-01ND
2018-06-19680-154187-1ND
2018-06-20680-154393-1ND
2018-06-25680-154528-1ND
2018-06-27680-154661-1ND
2018-07-18550-106437-2ND
2018-07-18550-106437-4ND
2018-07-30550-107040-1ND
2018-08-23550-108576-1ND
2018-10-15550-111853-1ND
2018-10-15550-111725-1ND
2018-10-15550-111724-1ND
2018-10-15550-111723-1ND
2018-10-15550-111722-1ND
2018-10-16550-111854-1ND
2018-10-16550-111857-1ND
2018-10-16550-111856-1ND