Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dalapon

Castroville Community Services District

The herbicide dalapon has not been used in the U.S. since 1999. In animal studies, exposure to dalapon harms the kidneys.

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND40ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 200 ppb

The legal limit for dalapon, established in 1992, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals published in 1960.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-07-09CA2710005_005_005-201807090900ND
2018-07-09CA2710005_009_009-201807090940ND
2018-07-09CA2710005_003_003-201807090930ND
2018-07-09CA2710005_004_004-201807090835ND
2021-01-19CA2710005_003_003-202101190942ND
2021-01-19CA2710005_004_004-202101191035ND
2021-01-19CA2710005_005_005-202101191010ND
2021-01-19CA2710005_009_009-202101190935ND
2023-01-18CA2710005_003_003-202301180900ND
2023-01-18CA2710005_009_009-202301180900ND
2023-01-30CA2710005_005_005-202301300900ND