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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

East Chicago Water Works

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

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND30ND
2018ND30ND
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
2014-07-17321512RS28-1403ND
2014-10-15327441RS28-1404ND
2015-02-09333828RS28-1501ND
2015-07-09343721RS28-1503ND
2015-07-09343723RS28-1503ND
2016-04-13338132RS28-1502ND
2017-05-17388935RS28-1702ND
2017-08-08394966RS28-1703ND
2017-11-16403036RS28-1704ND
2018-05-16416733RS28-1802ND
2018-08-21426834RS-1803ND
2018-11-16436282RS28-1804ND