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Dinoseb

Avon Water Company

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

 

22

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND110ND
2019ND70ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND40ND
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
2018-03-05D8C0238-03SOCND
2018-03-05D8C0238-04SOCND
2018-03-05D8C0238-05SOCND
2018-03-05D8C0238-06SOCND
2018-03-05D8C0238-07SOCND
2018-03-05D8C0238-08SOCND
2018-03-05D8C0238-01SOCRND
2018-03-05D8C0238-02SOCND
2018-04-25D8D2151-06SOCND
2018-07-26CA98747ND
2018-10-09SOC 200508699ND
2019-03-12SOC 200524505ND
2019-05-20SOC 200533253ND
2019-05-20SOC 200533254ND
2019-05-20SOC 200533255ND
2019-05-20SOC 200533256ND
2019-05-21SOC 200533252ND
2019-10-09SOC 200552472ND
2022-03-24CK96360ND
2022-04-08CL06143ND
2022-05-06CL27001ND
2022-07-22CL89161ND