Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dalapon

City of Caldwell

The herbicide dalapon has not been used in the U.S. since 1999. In animal studies, exposure to dalapon harms the kidneys.

 

26

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND90ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND50ND
2022ND120ND
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 200 ppb

The legal limit for dalapon, established in 1992, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals published in 1960.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-08-06S1938597ND
2019-08-06S1938599ND
2019-08-06S1938601ND
2019-08-06S1938594ND
2019-08-06S1938591ND
2019-08-06S1938593ND
2019-08-19S1941181ND
2019-08-19S1941172ND
2019-08-19S1941179ND
2021-06-30S2132702ND
2021-10-28S2158342ND
2021-10-28S2158341ND
2021-10-28S2158343ND
2021-11-15S2162154ND
2022-06-29S2231081ND
2022-07-06S2231994ND
2022-07-06S2231993ND
2022-07-06S2232001ND
2022-07-13S2233509ND
2022-10-12S2251056ND
2022-10-12S2251055ND
2022-10-12S2251041ND
2022-10-12S2251030ND
2022-10-19S2252265ND
2022-10-19S2252264ND
2022-10-19S2252266ND