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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Great Waters At Reynolds Plantation

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
2014ND30ND
2015ND90ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND40ND
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 Lab ID Result
2014-12-15AI61690ND
2014-12-15AI61706ND
2014-12-15AI61709ND
2015-01-12AI62715ND
2015-01-12AI62730ND
2015-01-12AI62732ND
2015-04-13AI74731ND
2015-04-13AI74735ND
2015-04-13AI74737ND
2015-07-15AI83036ND
2015-07-15AI83041ND
2015-07-15AI83043ND
2017-01-10AJ37942ND
2017-04-04AJ52723ND
2017-07-11AJ59988ND
2017-10-09AJ71123ND