Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dalapon

Mountain Hill Water Company

NOTE: Mountain Hill Water Company purchases water from Town of North East which is required to test for dalapon. Sample information shown below was taken by Town of North East.

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

 

4

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.645 ppb21ND - 1.29 ppb
2019ND10ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND20ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

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: Mountain Hill Water Company purchases water from Town of North East which is required to test for dalapon. Sample information shown below was taken by Town of North East.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-04-24E18003794001ND
2018-04-24E180037940031.29 ppb
2021-06-23E21003831001ND
2021-06-23E21003832001ND