Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dinoseb

Town of White Castle Water System

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

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND20ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
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
2018-01-2935371282002ND
2018-01-2935371282003ND
2018-01-2935371282002ND
2018-01-2935371282003ND
2020-12-0735597102001ND
2020-12-0735597102002ND
2023-09-0535825814001ND
2023-09-0535825814002ND