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Dinoseb

Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut - Valley System

NOTE: Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut - Valley System purchases water from Regional Water Authority which is required to test for dinoseb. Sample information shown below was taken by Regional Water Authority.

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

 

54

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND60ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND60ND
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

NOTE: Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut - Valley System purchases water from Regional Water Authority which is required to test for dinoseb. Sample information shown below was taken by Regional Water Authority.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-05-08SOC 200531300ND
2019-05-28SOC 200533720ND
2019-05-28SOC 200533719ND
2019-05-28SOC 200533803ND
2019-05-28SOC 200533804ND
2019-05-28SOC 200533660ND
2019-05-28SOC 200533659ND
2019-05-29SOC 200533881ND
2019-05-29SOC 200533880ND
2019-05-29SOC 200533867ND
2019-05-29SOC 200533868ND
2019-08-26SOC 200546197ND
2019-08-26SOC 200546198ND
2019-08-26SOC 200546200ND
2019-08-27SOC 200546267ND
2019-08-27SOC 200546303ND
2019-08-27SOC 200546302ND
2019-08-27SOC 200546268ND
2019-08-28SOC 200546738ND
2019-08-28SOC 200546737ND
2019-08-28SOC 200546736ND
2019-08-28SOC 200546553ND
2022-07-11S300210822 300210823ND
2022-07-11S300210156 300210157ND
2022-07-11S300210164 300210165ND
2022-07-11S300210651 300210652ND
2022-07-11S300210659 300210660ND
2022-07-12S300211086 300211087ND
2022-07-12S300211076 300211077ND
2022-07-12S300211068 300211069ND
2022-07-13S300212413 300212414ND
2022-07-13S300212421 300212422ND
2022-07-14S300212957 300212958ND
2022-10-17S300258850 300258851ND
2022-10-17300258850 300258851BND
2022-10-17300258858 300258859BND
2022-10-17S300258858 300258859ND
2022-10-18S300259358 300259359ND
2022-10-18S300258921 300258922ND
2022-10-18300258921 300258922BND
2022-10-18300259358 300259359BND
2022-10-18S300259350 300259351ND
2022-10-18300259350 300259351BND
2022-10-18300258913 300258914BND
2022-10-18S300258913 300258914ND
2022-10-19S300259930 300259933ND
2022-10-19300259930 300259933BND
2022-10-19300259940 300259941BND
2022-10-19S300259940 300259941ND
2022-10-19S300260499 300260500ND
2022-10-19300260499 300260500BND
2022-10-19300260507 300260508BND
2022-10-19S300260507 300260508ND
2022-12-06S300281400 300281401ND