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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Spring Grove

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

 

6

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
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND10ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
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
2015-12-0715L0491-01ND
2016-03-0116C0140-01ND
2017-08-1417H1161-01ND
2017-12-0717L0354-01ND
2018-03-2818C1097-01ND
2018-10-0818J0353-01ND