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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Adaman Mutual Water Company

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

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND30ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND20ND
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
2014-05-074050624-05ND
2014-08-144081257-08ND
2014-11-184111393-05SND
2015-01-155011242-03SND
2015-03-12201503120459SAND
2016-05-176051424-01ND
2017-03-147031241-03ND
2018-01-16201801160436SND
2018-01-2418A2469-02SOCND
2019-01-2519A2736-03ND
2019-01-2519A2736-04ND