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Dinoseb

Hickory Grove Water System

NOTE: Hickory Grove Water System purchases water from Fairview Union Water System which is required to test for dinoseb. Sample information shown below was taken by Fairview Union Water System.

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

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND80ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND20ND
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

NOTE: Hickory Grove Water System purchases water from Fairview Union Water System which is required to test for dinoseb. Sample information shown below was taken by Fairview Union Water System.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-2235370033001ND
2018-01-2235370033001ND
2018-07-3135408507001ND
2018-07-3135408507001ND
2019-02-2535450972001ND
2019-02-2535450972001ND
2019-08-2635493338001ND
2019-08-2635493338001ND
2019-09-2535500914001ND
2019-09-2535500914001ND
2020-02-1735531817001ND
2020-09-1735578826001ND
2021-01-1435604986002ND
2021-08-1835657244007ND
2022-02-0135694942005ND
2022-08-0835738986003ND
2023-03-0635784946001ND
2023-08-2235823283001ND