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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

South Claiborne Water System

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

 

26

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND120ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND140ND
2018N/A00N/A
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
2014-06-02AD91998ND
2014-06-02AD91997ND
2014-06-02AD91996ND
2014-06-02AD91995ND
2014-06-02AD91994ND
2014-06-02AD91993ND
2014-06-02AD91993ND
2014-06-02AD91994ND
2014-06-02AD91995ND
2014-06-02AD91996ND
2014-06-02AD91997ND
2014-06-02AD91998ND
2017-05-1535313029001ND
2017-05-1535313029007ND
2017-05-1535313029006ND
2017-05-1535313029005ND
2017-05-1535313029004ND
2017-05-1535313029003ND
2017-05-1535313029002ND
2017-05-1535313029001ND
2017-05-1535313029007ND
2017-05-1535313029006ND
2017-05-1535313029005ND
2017-05-1535313029004ND
2017-05-1535313029003ND
2017-05-1535313029002ND