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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Yadkinville, Town of

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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24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND60ND
2015ND60ND
2016ND50ND
2017ND30ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND

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
2014-01-1692186672001SOCBND
2014-01-1692186672001ND
2014-04-1092197003004SOCND
2014-08-2192214422001SOCND
2014-10-0992220793001SOCND
2014-11-20C415203-01ND
2015-02-12ND
2015-03-19ND
2015-05-21ND
2015-07-09ND
2015-08-27ND
2015-12-03ND
2016-01-0692282225006SOCND
2016-03-0392288632002SOCND
2016-04-0792292969001SOCND
2016-05-1292297456002SOCND
2016-08-2492310229002SOCND
2017-07-0692346740005SOCND
2017-10-0592358013006SOCND
2017-11-1692363796001SOCND
2018-07-0392390588003SOC ND
2018-11-0892406563002SOC ND
2019-05-3037729_19-22349A ND
2019-07-1137729_19-29729 ND