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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Town of Payson

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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62

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND540ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

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
2014-01-06550-17072-5DND
2014-01-06550-17072-5CND
2014-01-06550-17072-5BND
2014-01-06550-17072-5AND
2014-01-08550-17264-5S4ND
2014-01-08550-17264-5S3ND
2014-01-08550-17264-5S2ND
2014-01-08550-17264-5S1ND
2016-02-02201602040010SEND
2016-02-02201602040010SDND
2016-02-02201602040010SCND
2016-02-02201602040010SBND
2016-02-02201602040010SAND
2016-02-08201602080185SCND
2016-02-08201602080185SAND
2016-02-08201602080185SBND
2016-02-08201602080185SDND
2016-02-09201602100015SEND
2016-02-09201602100015SDND
2016-02-09201602100015SCND
2016-02-09201602100015SBND
2016-02-09201602100015SAND
2016-02-16201602180029SEND
2016-02-16201602180029SDND
2016-02-16201602180029SCND
2016-02-16201602180029SBND
2016-02-16201602180029SAND
2016-02-17201602180018SAND
2016-02-17201602180018SDND
2016-02-17201602180018SCND
2016-02-17201602180018SBND
2016-02-22201602240056SDND
2016-02-22201602240056SCND
2016-02-22201602240056SBND
2016-02-22201602240056SAND
2016-07-08201607190102SDND
2016-07-08201607190102SCND
2016-07-08201607190102SBND
2016-07-08201607190102SAND
2016-07-19201607210249SEND
2016-07-19201607210249SDND
2016-07-19201607210249SCND
2016-07-19201607210249SBND
2016-07-19201607210249SAND
2016-07-20201607210259SDND
2016-07-20201607210259SAND
2016-07-20201607210259SBND
2016-07-20201607210259SCND
2016-07-20201607210259SEND
2016-07-25201607260098SDND
2016-07-25201607260098SCND
2016-07-25201607260098SBND
2016-07-25201607260098SAND
2016-07-26201607270055SDND
2016-07-26201607270055SCND
2016-07-26201607270055SBND
2016-07-26201607270055SAND
2016-07-27201607280041SCND
2016-07-27201607280041SBND
2016-07-27201607280041SAND
2016-08-15201608160279SAND
2016-08-15201608160279SBND