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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Lexington

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

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND50ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND70ND
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 Lab ID Result
2014-12-08AI60935ND
2015-02-02AI63938ND
2015-05-04AI76406ND
2015-08-10AI86124ND
2016-02-08AJ06242ND
2016-05-16AJ12525ND
2016-06-20AJ14841ND
2016-07-19AJ18874ND
2016-10-03AJ30605ND
2018-03-22AJ86359ND
2018-04-24AJ87941ND
2018-06-20AJ92177ND
2018-07-18AJ94699ND
2018-09-05AJ99982ND
2018-10-17AK04253ND
2018-12-11AK07896ND