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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Lee County Utilities

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

 

25

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
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND100ND
2018ND30ND
20190.0750 ppb21ND - 0.150 ppb

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
2014-03-06ND
2014-03-06ND
2014-03-24ND
2014-03-24ND
2014-05-29ND
2014-09-09ND
2014-09-09ND
2014-09-10ND
2014-09-10ND
2014-11-17ND
2017-03-01ND
2017-03-01ND
2017-03-02ND
2017-03-02ND
2017-03-02ND
2017-09-06ND
2017-09-06ND
2017-09-22ND
2017-09-22ND
2017-09-22ND
2018-06-11ND
2018-07-09ND
2018-10-01ND
2019-01-070.150 ppb
2019-07-01ND