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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

City of Lawrence

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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21

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
2015ND20ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND20ND
2018ND90ND
2019ND80ND

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
2015-05-06MAY2015-SEMIVOCND
2015-05-06MAY-15-SEMIVOCND
2017-06-142017-06-14-TP002ND
2017-06-142017-06-14-TP001ND
2018-02-142018-02-14-TP1-SND
2018-02-142018-02-14-TP002ND
2018-02-142018-02-14-TP002ND
2018-05-102018-05-10-TP1-SND
2018-05-102018-05-10-TP002ND
2018-08-152018-08-15-TP1-SND
2018-08-152018-11-01-TP1-SND
2018-08-152018-08-15-TP002ND
2018-11-012018-11-01-TP002ND
2019-02-142019-02-14 SOC TND
2019-02-142019-02-14 SOC TND
2019-05-142019-05-14-SOC-TND
2019-05-142019-05-14-SOC TND
2019-08-072019-08-07-SOC-TND
2019-08-072019-08-07-SOC TND
2019-11-182019-11-18-SOC-TND
2019-11-182019-11-18-SOC-TND