Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dalapon

Hanson Water Department

NOTE: Hanson Water Department purchases water from Brockton Water Commission which is required to test for dalapon. Sample information shown below was taken by Brockton Water Commission.

The herbicide dalapon has not been used in the U.S. since 1999. In animal studies, exposure to dalapon harms the kidneys.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND40ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND20ND
2023ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 200 ppb

The legal limit for dalapon, established in 1992, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals published in 1960.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Hanson Water Department purchases water from Brockton Water Commission which is required to test for dalapon. Sample information shown below was taken by Brockton Water Commission.

Date Result
2018-06-12ND
2018-06-121.20 ppb
2018-12-10ND
2018-12-10ND
2020-06-08ND
2020-06-09ND
2020-12-01ND
2020-12-02ND
2022-09-21ND
2022-12-01ND
2023-06-01ND
2023-12-06ND