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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

South Bend Water Works

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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37

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND180ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND160ND
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
2015-04-223228995RS28-1502ND
2015-04-223228986RS28-1502ND
2015-04-223228977RS28-1502ND
2015-04-293232654RS28-1502ND
2015-04-293232663RS28-1502ND
2015-05-273249588RS28-1502ND
2015-05-273249597RS28-1502ND
2015-05-283250577RS28-1502ND
2015-05-293251661RS28-1502ND
2015-07-213283149RS28-1503ND
2015-07-213283158RS28-1503ND
2015-07-213283167RS28-1503ND
2015-08-053292841RS28-1503ND
2015-08-053292850RS28-1503ND
2015-08-053292859RS28-1503ND
2015-08-263309693RS28-1503ND
2015-08-263309702RS28-1503ND
2015-09-243328472RS28-1503ND
2018-04-27415059RS28-1802ND
2018-04-27415058RS28-1802ND
2018-04-27415057RS28-1802ND
2018-04-27415056RS28-1802ND
2018-05-09416068RS28-1802ND
2018-05-09416070RS28-1802ND
2018-05-24417463RS28-1802ND
2018-05-24418429RS28-1802ND
2018-07-274003103RS28-1803ND
2018-07-2740031116RS28-180ND
2018-07-274003127RS28-1803ND
2018-08-034009969RS28-1803ND
2018-08-034009983RS28-1803ND
2018-08-094016540RS28-1803ND
2018-08-104017751RS28-1803ND
2018-08-244034362RS28-1803ND
2019-03-12445768RS28-1901ND
2019-07-25459661RS28-1903ND
2019-12-194518940ND