Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dinoseb

Santa Claus Water Utility

NOTE: Santa Claus Water Utility purchases water from Patoka Lake Regional Water which is required to test for dinoseb. Sample information shown below was taken by Patoka Lake Regional Water.

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
2018ND20ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND20ND
2022ND30ND
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

NOTE: Santa Claus Water Utility purchases water from Patoka Lake Regional Water which is required to test for dinoseb. Sample information shown below was taken by Patoka Lake Regional Water.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-05-16416929RS28-1802ND
2018-08-16426574RS28-1803ND
2021-08-184990899ND
2021-11-101-810-7353-1ND
2022-05-101-810-24180-1ND
2022-08-161-810-34359-1_INND
2022-11-081-810-43880-1_INND
2023-05-091-810-62557-1_INND
2023-08-091-810-73252-1_INND