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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Hampshire

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

 

13

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND40ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND40ND
2019ND30ND

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
2014-03-071403301-001AND
2014-06-111406676-001AND
2015-03-041503337-001CND
2015-06-031506282-001CND
2015-08-041508355-001CND
2015-12-021512167-001CND
2018-02-071802439-001CND
2018-08-158083010-01ND
2018-10-038100932-01ND
2018-10-1618J0540-01_02ND
2019-10-029100630-01ND
2019-11-139112257-01ND
2019-11-219114054-01ND