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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Jug Mountain Ranch Subdivision

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

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND10ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND

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
2016-10-18S1648027ND
2017-10-24S1749857ND
2018-03-29S1813633ND
2018-04-20S1817532ND
2018-07-08S1831748ND
2018-10-07S1849957ND
2019-01-20S1902935ND
2019-04-10S1916137ND
2019-07-21S1935523ND
2019-10-15S1952206ND