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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Belle Chasse Water District

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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20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND20ND
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
2014-02-04AD88745ND
2014-02-04AD88745ND
2015-03-1635179807003ND
2015-03-1635179807003ND
2015-10-1435212328001ND
2015-10-1435212328001ND
2016-01-2735226999003ND
2016-01-2735226999003ND
2016-12-1335283615003ND
2016-12-1335283615003ND
2017-02-2235296827003ND
2017-02-2235296827003ND
2018-01-3035371297002ND
2018-01-3035371297002ND
2018-10-0235421769001ND
2018-10-0235421769001ND
2019-02-0535446735001ND
2019-02-0535446735001ND
2019-08-1435490418001ND
2019-08-1435490418001ND