Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dinoseb

Coachella Valley Water District: I.d. No. 8

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

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND30ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

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
2018-07-02CA3310048_014_014-201807020931ND
2019-09-05CA3310048_014_014-201909050820ND
2019-11-26CA3310048_014_014-201911260930ND
2020-02-20CA3310048_014_014-202002201035ND
2020-05-27CA3310048_014_014-202005271000ND
2020-10-29CA3310048_007_007-202010290800ND