Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dinoseb

Village of Parks 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
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND20ND
2020ND20ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND10ND
2023ND30ND

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
2019-04-3035465473001ND
2019-04-3035465473001ND
2020-08-0335567828001ND
2020-08-0335567828002ND
2022-06-1335725386005ND
2023-03-1335786269001ND
2023-04-1035791881001ND
2023-04-1035791881002ND