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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Monroe Water System

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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22

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
2014ND20ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND

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
2014-02-24AD89412ND
2014-02-24AD89412ND
2015-01-05AE00868ND
2015-01-05AE00868ND
2015-09-1735207972017ND
2015-09-1735207972017ND
2016-01-1135224622001ND
2016-01-1135224622001ND
2016-09-0735264598003ND
2016-09-0735264598003ND
2017-01-1035288675003ND
2017-01-1035288675003ND
2017-09-2535338816005ND
2017-09-2535338816005ND
2018-01-1035367821001ND
2018-01-1035367821001ND
2018-07-3035407880001ND
2018-07-3035407880001ND
2019-01-1435442603001ND
2019-01-1435442603001ND
2019-07-3135486743001ND
2019-07-3135486743001ND