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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Water Works District #1 of Vermilion

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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30

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND40ND
2015ND80ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND120ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND40ND

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
2014-07-28AD94337ND
2014-07-28AD94336ND
2014-07-28AD94337ND
2014-07-28AD94336ND
2015-01-05AE00776ND
2015-01-05AE00774ND
2015-01-05AE00775ND
2015-01-05AE00776ND
2015-01-05AE00777ND
2015-01-05AE00775ND
2015-01-05AE00774ND
2015-01-05AE00777ND
2016-08-0835259258003ND
2016-08-0835259258003ND
2017-07-1035323637004ND
2017-07-1035323637005ND
2017-07-1035323637005ND
2017-07-1035323637004ND
2017-11-2735350949004ND
2017-11-2735350949004ND
2017-11-2735350949003ND
2017-11-2735350949002ND
2017-11-2735350949001ND
2017-11-2735350949001ND
2017-11-2735350949002ND
2017-11-2735350949003ND
2019-06-1035474976001ND
2019-06-1035474976001ND
2019-08-0835489061001ND
2019-08-0835489061001ND