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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Warrenville

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

 

21

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
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND100ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND110ND
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
2015-07-151507D84-004CND
2015-07-151507D84-007CND
2015-07-151507D84-010CND
2015-07-151507D84-013CND
2015-07-151507D84-001CND
2015-11-171511D25-001CND
2015-11-171511D25-004CND
2015-11-171511D25-007CND
2015-11-171511D25-010CND
2015-11-171511D25-013CND
2018-08-201808H15-013CND
2018-08-201808H15-010CND
2018-08-201808H15-007CND
2018-08-201808H15-004CND
2018-08-201808H15-001CND
2018-11-191811D43-013CND
2018-11-191811D43-010CND
2018-11-191811D43-007CND
2018-11-191811D43-004CND
2018-11-191811D43-001CND
2018-11-2818K0693-01_02ND