Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dinoseb

City of Pineville Water System

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

 

27

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND180ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND90ND
2023N/A00N/A

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
2019-07-1835483366005ND
2019-07-1835483366004ND
2019-07-1835483366003ND
2019-07-1835483366001ND
2019-07-1835483366002ND
2019-07-1835483366003ND
2019-07-1835483366004ND
2019-07-1835483366005ND
2019-07-1835483366002ND
2019-07-1835483366001ND
2019-07-2535485313002ND
2019-07-2535485313004ND
2019-07-2535485313003ND
2019-07-2535485313002ND
2019-07-2535485313001ND
2019-07-2535485313004ND
2019-07-2535485313003ND
2019-07-2535485313001ND
2022-05-2335720509001ND
2022-05-2335720509002ND
2022-05-2335720509003ND
2022-05-2335720509004ND
2022-05-2335720509005ND
2022-06-1335725405001ND
2022-06-1335725405002ND
2022-06-1335725405003ND
2022-06-1335725405004ND