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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Romeoville

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

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28

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
2015ND130ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND20ND
2018ND120ND
2019ND10ND

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
2015-02-231502D88-004CND
2015-02-231502D88-007CND
2015-02-231502D88-010CND
2015-02-231502D88-013CND
2015-02-231502D88-016CND
2015-02-231502D88-001CND
2015-05-271505L02-001CND
2015-05-271505L02-004CND
2015-05-271505L02-007CND
2015-05-271505L02-010CND
2015-05-271505L02-013CND
2015-05-271505L02-016CND
2015-07-091507759-001CND
2017-05-031705343-001CND
2017-07-191707E64-001CND
2018-01-291801H09-001CND
2018-01-291801H09-004CND
2018-01-291801H09-007CND
2018-01-291801H09-010CND
2018-01-291801H09-013CND
2018-01-291801H09-016CND
2018-04-191804E46-001CND
2018-04-191804E46-004CND
2018-04-191804E46-007CND
2018-04-191804E46-010CND
2018-04-191804E46-013CND
2018-04-191804E46-016CND
2019-12-091911G96-001_SOCND