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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Orange Park Grid

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

 

28

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
2014ND100ND
2015ND10ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND170ND
2018N/A00N/A
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 Result
2014-06-11ND
2014-06-11ND
2014-06-11ND
2014-06-11ND
2014-06-11ND
2014-06-11ND
2014-06-11ND
2014-06-11ND
2014-06-11ND
2014-06-11ND
2015-08-18ND
2017-03-06ND
2017-03-06ND
2017-03-06ND
2017-03-10ND
2017-03-10ND
2017-03-10ND
2017-03-16ND
2017-03-16ND
2017-03-16ND
2017-03-16ND
2017-10-30ND
2017-10-30ND
2017-10-30ND
2017-10-30ND
2017-11-01ND
2017-11-02ND
2017-12-20ND