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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

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

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND20ND
2016ND40ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND10ND

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
2015-08-1483327CH 1ND
2015-10-3084645CH 1ND
2016-03-1886960CH 1ND
2016-06-2489032GE 1ND
2016-09-0790657GE 1ND
2016-12-0292442GE 1ND
2019-03-11109535GE 1ND