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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Andalusia

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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36

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
2015ND160ND
2016ND20ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND160ND
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
2015-02-17150218036-4ND
2015-02-17150218036-3ND
2015-02-17150218036-5ND
2015-02-17150218036-2ND
2015-02-17150218036-1ND
2015-06-29150630013-2ND
2015-06-29150630013-3ND
2015-06-29150630013-1ND
2015-10-01151001030-3ND
2015-10-01151001030-7ND
2015-10-01151001030-6ND
2015-10-01151001030-5ND
2015-10-01151001030-4ND
2015-10-01151001030-2ND
2015-10-01151001030-1ND
2015-12-01151202069-1ND
2016-01-26160127041-1ND
2016-07-14160715001-1ND
2018-01-22180122027-3ND
2018-01-22180122027-4ND
2018-01-22180122027-2ND
2018-01-22180122027-1ND
2018-01-23180123051-2ND
2018-01-23180123051-3ND
2018-01-23180123051-1ND
2018-01-23180123051-4ND
2018-07-25180726037-002ND
2018-07-25180726037-001ND
2018-07-25180726037-004ND
2018-07-25180726037-003ND
2018-10-2318100604-001CND
2018-10-2318100604-002CND
2018-10-2318100604-003CND
2018-10-2318100604-004CND
2019-02-2519020736-001CND
2019-05-2219050741-001AND