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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

City of Escondido

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

 

8

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
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND40ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND40ND
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
2015-05-182706-018-1110ND
2015-05-182706-019-1010ND
2015-08-172706-018-1120ND
2015-08-172706-019-1029ND
2018-05-150007-018-0838ND
2018-05-150007-019-0916ND
2018-08-140007-018-0900ND
2018-08-140007-019-0935ND