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Dalapon

Cooper County Consolidated Public Water Supply District # 1

NOTE: Cooper County Consolidated Public Water Supply District # 1 purchases water from Boonville PWS which is required to test for dalapon. Sample information shown below was taken by Boonville PWS.

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

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

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: Cooper County Consolidated Public Water Supply District # 1 purchases water from Boonville PWS which is required to test for dalapon. Sample information shown below was taken by Boonville PWS.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-05-23AD20839ND
2018-08-22AD31540ND
2019-05-21AD47806ND
2020-05-272008890ND
2021-05-262110934ND
2022-05-232211549ND
2023-05-222308124ND