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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Guilford Water Authority

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

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND80ND
2018ND30ND
2019ND10ND

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
2014-06-1614062126-001ND
2014-06-1614062126-003ND
2014-09-1214091536-001ND
2014-09-1214091536-003ND
2017-04-1716214715ND
2017-04-1716052892ND
2017-04-1716214679ND
2017-04-1716052856ND
2017-07-2116686266ND
2017-07-2116526350ND
2017-07-2116686302ND
2017-07-2116526386ND
2018-05-298055384-01ND
2018-09-048091925-01ND
2018-12-118122846-01ND
2019-03-059032320-01ND