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Dinoseb

Pike County Water Authority

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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32

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND140ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND10ND
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
2014-08-201120-082014-SOC-ND
2015-09-01112009012015-1ND
2016-03-01112003012016-6SND
2016-03-01112003012016-5SND
2016-03-01112003012016-3SND
2016-03-01112003012016-1SND
2016-03-01112003012016-7SND
2016-03-01112003012016-4SND
2016-03-01112003012016-2SND
2016-09-06112009062016-7ND
2016-09-06112009062016-2ND
2016-09-06112009062016-4ND
2016-09-06112009062016-5ND
2016-09-06112009062016-1ND
2016-09-06112009062016-6ND
2016-09-06112009062016-3ND
2017-07-191120-071917-SOC-ND
2018-08-14181946-01SOCND
2019-04-16189534-01SOCND
2019-04-16189537-01SOCND
2019-04-16189533-01SOCND
2019-04-16189536-01SOCND
2019-04-16189535-01SOCND
2019-04-16189532-01SOCND
2019-04-16189531-01SOCND
2019-07-11192955-01SOCND
2019-07-11192954-01SOCND
2019-07-12192957-01SOCND
2019-07-12192956-01SOCND
2019-07-12192953-01SOCND
2019-07-12192952-01SOCND
2019-07-15192951-01SOCND