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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Montgomery

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

 

18

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
2015ND60ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND120ND
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
2015-08-10SH50510-01_01ND
2015-08-11SH50737-01_01ND
2015-08-11SH50736-01_01ND
2015-11-16SK50555-01_01ND
2015-11-16SK50554-01_01ND
2015-11-16SK50552-01_01ND
2018-08-131808A65-005CND
2018-08-131808A65-005CND
2018-08-131808A65-003CND
2018-08-131808A65-003CND
2018-08-131808A65-001CND
2018-08-131808A65-001CND
2018-10-231810I39-005CND
2018-10-231810I39-005CND
2018-10-231810I39-003CND
2018-10-231810I39-003CND
2018-10-231810I39-001CND
2018-10-231810I39-001CND