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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Daphne

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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30

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
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND140ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND20ND
2019ND140ND

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
2016-01-13160114023-3ND
2016-01-13160114023-2ND
2016-01-13160114023-4ND
2016-01-13160114023-1ND
2016-04-13160414034-6ND
2016-04-13160414034-1ND
2016-04-13160414034-3ND
2016-04-13160414034-4ND
2016-04-13160414034-2ND
2016-04-13160414034-5ND
2016-04-13160413097-1ND
2016-07-13160714055-3ND
2016-07-13160714055-2ND
2016-07-13160714055-1ND
2018-09-2518090666-001CND
2018-11-0518110114-001CND
2019-01-1619010493-001CND
2019-01-1619010493-002CND
2019-01-1619010493-003CND
2019-04-0819040337-001AND
2019-04-0819040337-002AND
2019-06-1320108289001_ISOCND
2019-06-1320108289002_ISOCND
2019-06-1320108289003_ISOCND
2019-09-1220121489003_ISOCND
2019-09-1220121489002_ISOCND
2019-09-1220121489001_ISOCND
2019-10-1420126124002_ISOCND
2019-10-1420126124001_ISOCND
2019-11-1820131097001_ISOCND