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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Doyon Utilities Jber - Richardson

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

 

27

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
2015ND120ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND80ND
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
2015-02-24PE*3195337ND
2015-02-24PE*3195670ND
2015-02-24PE*3195306ND
2015-06-23PE*3268439ND
2015-06-23PE*3268596ND
2015-06-23PE*3268611ND
2015-09-14PE*3322323ND
2015-09-14PE*3322334ND
2015-09-14PE*3322351ND
2015-12-07PE*3371142ND
2015-12-07PE*3371155ND
2015-12-07PE*3371165ND
2016-03-29PE*3422156ND
2017-03-06PE*3649756ND
2017-05-22PE*3698682ND
2017-08-28PE*3767826ND
2017-10-11PE*3797938ND
2018-01-29PE*3861794ND
2018-01-29PE*3860531ND
2018-06-25PE*3973218ND
2018-06-26PE*3975414ND
2018-08-21PE*4031294ND
2018-08-21PE*4031319ND
2018-10-02PE*4075655ND
2018-10-02PE*4075679ND
2019-01-294185342ND
2019-01-294186387ND