Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dalapon

Marble Community Water System

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
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND30ND
2022ND40ND
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

Date Lab ID Result
2021-03-2992530251001A_12710ND
2021-06-151064170-01ND
2021-11-2992574831001_12710ND
2022-02-2092589182001_12710ND
2022-05-2492606370001_12710ND
2022-09-1292625399001_12710ND
2022-10-2692633286001_12710ND