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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Boone County Cons. PWSD1

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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20

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
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND180ND
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
2018-03-07AD14744ND
2018-03-07AD14754ND
2018-03-07AD14753ND
2018-03-07AD14752ND
2018-03-07AD14751ND
2018-03-07AD14749ND
2018-03-07AD14746ND
2018-03-07AD14743ND
2018-03-07AD14747ND
2018-03-07AD14750ND
2018-03-07AD14745ND
2018-03-07AD14741ND
2018-03-16AD17714ND
2018-03-16AD17715ND
2018-04-11AD18403ND
2018-05-21AD20840ND
2018-08-21AD31542ND
2018-11-19AD36040ND
2019-02-08AD39831ND
2019-05-21AD47807ND