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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Slidell Water Supply

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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16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND80ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND80ND

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
2016-09-1235265891001ND
2016-09-1235265891002ND
2016-09-1235265891003ND
2016-09-1235265891004ND
2016-09-1235265891001ND
2016-09-1235265891002ND
2016-09-1235265891003ND
2016-09-1235265891004ND
2019-04-1635462409001ND
2019-04-1635462409002ND
2019-04-1635462409001ND
2019-04-1635462409002ND
2019-07-0935481113001ND
2019-07-0935481113002ND
2019-07-0935481113001ND
2019-07-0935481113002ND