Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dinoseb

East Moreland Water Service Association

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

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND50ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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
2019-01-081901375-001CND
2019-01-081901375-001CND
2019-01-081901375-002CND
2019-01-081901375-002CND
2019-08-201908G68-001CND
2022-12-272212828-001CND
2022-12-272212J32-001CND
2023-04-102304674-001CND
2023-04-102304674-002CND