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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Edina

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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39

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
2014ND50ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND140ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND110ND
2019ND80ND

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
2014-08-2014H1844-02ND
2014-08-2014H1844-03ND
2014-08-2014H1841-02ND
2014-11-1914K0831-01ND
2014-11-1914K0831-02ND
2016-04-113428675ND
2016-04-113428696ND
2016-04-113428659ND
2016-04-113428603ND
2016-06-203475889ND
2016-06-213475814ND
2016-06-213475841ND
2016-06-213475904ND
2016-06-213475925ND
2016-06-213478335ND
2016-07-213500795ND
2016-07-213500790ND
2016-07-213500707ND
2016-07-213500712ND
2017-07-2617G1803-01ND
2018-06-2018F1380-01ND
2018-06-2018F1380-02ND
2018-06-2018F1382-01ND
2018-06-2018F1382-02ND
2018-06-2018F1382-03ND
2018-08-0118H0106-02ND
2018-08-0118H0106-04ND
2018-08-0118H0106-03ND
2018-08-0118H0106-01ND
2018-08-0118H0094-02ND
2018-08-0118H0094-01ND
2019-08-0519H0330-01ND
2019-08-0519H0330-02ND
2019-08-0519H0330-03ND
2019-08-2019H1758-02ND
2019-10-1019J0709-01ND
2019-10-1019J0709-02ND
2019-10-1019J0709-03ND
2019-10-1019J0709-04ND