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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Maryland American Water Company

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

 

23

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND50ND
2019ND20ND

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
2014-06-180120003_02_25671ND
2014-06-180120003_01_25676ND
2014-07-220120003_01_00029ND
2014-08-120120003_01_26567ND
2015-05-1228899901ND
2015-05-1228898301ND
2015-08-1830218701ND
2015-10-19E16001689001ND
2016-05-10E16004258012ND
2016-05-10E16004258014ND
2016-08-0932882201ND
2016-08-0932882201_AND
2017-04-19E17004142001ND
2017-05-0935398201ND
2017-05-0935392801ND
2017-08-0836568101ND
2018-05-0839313201ND
2018-05-1539310701ND
2018-06-04E18004355001ND
2018-08-0840555301_AND
2018-09-18E19000986001ND
2019-05-16438938ND
2019-05-21438925ND