Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dinoseb

Brent Utilities Board

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

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND60ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND60ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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
2020-03-0420145681001_ISOCND
2020-03-0420145681002_ISOCND
2020-03-0420145681003_ISOCND
2020-05-1920155140001_ISOCND
2020-05-1920155140002_ISOCND
2020-05-1920155140003_ISOCND
2023-01-2435774469001_ISOCND
2023-01-2435774469002_ISOCND
2023-01-2435774469003_ISOCND
2023-05-1935800885001_ISOCND
2023-05-1935800885002_ISOCND
2023-05-1935800885003_ISOCND