Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dinoseb

Wildwood Water Association

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

 

7

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
2019ND20ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND30ND
2023ND20ND

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
2019-05-0119121003402ND
2019-08-1219227000402ND
2022-04-13O196996-MCP-1ND
2022-09-12O201914-MCP-1ND
2022-10-24O203230-MCP-1ND
2023-08-15O211593-MCP-1ND
2023-10-09O212798-MCP-1ND