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Dinoseb

Houma Water Treatment Service Area

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

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-2635377894002ND
2018-02-2635377894002ND
2018-08-2335413192001ND
2018-08-2335413192001ND
2019-02-1835449356001ND
2019-02-1835449356001ND
2019-08-2835494058001ND
2019-08-2835494058001ND
2020-01-2235526020001ND
2020-12-0335596462001ND
2021-03-1135619288001ND
2021-11-0435675777001ND
2022-03-0235701433001ND
2022-10-1235753132001ND
2023-04-1135791937002ND
2023-12-1435848535001ND