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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

City of Avondale

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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47

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND180ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND130ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND130ND

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
2014-01-274012115-01ND
2014-01-274012114-01SND
2014-01-284012237-01SND
2014-01-284012236-01ND
2014-01-294012322-01SND
2014-02-134021148-01SND
2014-05-204051823-01SND
2014-05-204051822-01SND
2014-05-204051718-01SND
2014-05-204051717-01SND
2014-05-204051714-01SND
2014-05-224052004-01SND
2014-08-064080590-01SND
2014-08-064080578-01SND
2014-08-074080712-01SND
2014-08-074080710-01SND
2014-08-07408071-01SND
2014-08-074080708-01SND
2015-05-145051253-06ND
2016-05-046050460-02SND
2016-05-046050460-06SND
2016-05-046050460-05SND
2016-05-046050460-04SND
2016-05-046050460-03SND
2016-05-046050460-01SND
2016-08-166081528-02ND
2016-11-156111375-06ND
2016-11-156111375-05ND
2016-11-156111375-04ND
2016-11-156111375-03ND
2016-11-156111375-02ND
2016-11-156111375-01ND
2017-02-097020939-03ND
2018-03-2218C2299-02ND
2019-02-0719B0770-03ND
2019-06-2619F2791-06ND
2019-06-2619F2791-05ND
2019-06-2619F2791-04ND
2019-06-2619F2791-03ND
2019-06-2619F2791-02ND
2019-06-2619F2791-01ND
2019-12-0919L1129-03ND
2019-12-0919L1129-02ND
2019-12-0919L1129-01ND
2019-12-1219L1628-01ND
2019-12-1219L1628-03ND
2019-12-1219L1628-02ND