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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

South Bethany

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

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20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND100ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND

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
2014-05-15L5060600-1ND
2014-06-11L5105693-2-515ND
2014-06-30L4949121-1-515ND
2014-06-30L4949121-1 515ND
2014-07-08L5148536-1 515ND
2014-07-08L5148535-1 515ND
2014-09-18L5251488-2 515ND
2014-09-25L5242401-1 515ND
2014-10-22L5293426-1-515ND
2014-12-01L5347927-1-515ND
2015-06-24L5530440-515ND
2015-06-24L5507381-1-515ND
2016-01-11L5711890-1 515ND
2016-01-20L6019358-1 515ND
2017-08-30L6857483-515ND
2017-08-30L6844903-1 515ND
2018-09-268101077-01 515ND
2018-09-268101075-01 515ND
2019-08-269083228-01 M515ND
2019-08-269083233-01 M515ND