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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

North Baldwin Utilities

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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28

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND30ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND80ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND110ND

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
2014-02-2714E0149-1SND
2014-02-2714B0474-1SND
2014-05-0814E0149-1ND
2016-07-1216G0014-5SND
2016-07-1216G0014-6SND
2016-07-1216G0014-4SND
2016-07-1216G0014-3SND
2016-07-1216G0014-1SND
2016-07-1216G0014-2SND
2016-07-1216G0014-8SND
2016-11-0316K0086-1SND
2017-05-0235309628001ND
2017-06-1517F0305-3ND
2017-07-2617G0487-3ND
2017-10-312064353018ND
2018-03-232073176001SOCND
2018-05-162076512-2ND
2019-01-1519010477-004CND
2019-01-1519010477-006CND
2019-01-1519010477-002CND
2019-01-1519010477-001CND
2019-01-1519010477-003CND
2019-01-1519010477-005CND
2019-05-2920105923003_ISOCND
2019-05-2920105923004_ISOCND
2019-05-2920105923001_ISOCND
2019-05-2920105923002_ISOCND
2019-05-2920105923005_ISOCND