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Dinoseb

Iredell Water Corporation

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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135

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
2014ND170ND
2015ND220ND
2016ND290ND
2017ND340ND
2018ND330ND
2019N/A00N/A

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
2014-03-03C401851-01ND
2014-03-03C401852-01ND
2014-03-03C401853-01ND
2014-03-03C401854-01ND
2014-03-03C401855-01ND
2014-03-03C401856-01ND
2014-03-03C401857-01ND
2014-03-03C401858-01ND
2014-04-15C404959-01RE1ND
2014-08-11C410345-01ND
2014-08-11C410345-02ND
2014-08-11C410345-03ND
2014-08-11C410345-04ND
2014-08-11C410345-05ND
2014-08-11C410345-06ND
2014-08-11C410345-07ND
2014-08-11C410345-08ND
2015-01-06ND
2015-02-02ND
2015-02-02ND
2015-02-02ND
2015-02-02ND
2015-04-14ND
2015-04-14ND
2015-05-20ND
2015-05-20ND
2015-05-20ND
2015-07-15ND
2015-08-12ND
2015-08-12ND
2015-08-12ND
2015-08-12ND
2015-09-15ND
2015-09-15ND
2015-09-15ND
2015-09-15ND
2015-10-14ND
2015-10-14ND
2015-10-14ND
2016-01-13C511265-01ND
2016-01-13C511269-01ND
2016-01-13C511270-01ND
2016-02-23C516385-01ND
2016-02-23C516383-01ND
2016-02-29C516380-01ND
2016-03-16C511253-01ND
2016-03-16C516379-01ND
2016-03-16C516386-01ND
2016-03-16C516387-01ND
2016-04-26C516384-02ND
2016-04-26C516384-03ND
2016-04-27C516384-01ND
2016-05-11C511252-01ND
2016-05-11C511254-01ND
2016-05-13C516388-01ND
2016-06-21CZ06841-01ND
2016-06-21CZ06841-02ND
2016-06-21CZ06841-03ND
2016-06-21CZ06841-04ND
2016-06-21CZ06841-05ND
2016-07-06CZ02281-01ND
2016-07-06CZ02276-01ND
2016-08-25CZ08982-01ND
2016-10-04CZ08980-01ND
2016-10-04CZ08980-02ND
2016-10-04CZ08980-03ND
2016-10-04CZ08980-04ND
2016-10-04CZ08980-05ND
2017-01-18CZ15332-01ND
2017-01-18CZ15332-02ND
2017-01-18CZ15332-03ND
2017-02-22CA02157-01ND
2017-02-22CA02157-02ND
2017-03-22CA02156-01ND
2017-03-22CA02164-01ND
2017-03-22CA04812-01ND
2017-04-05CA05445-01ND
2017-04-05CA05445-02ND
2017-04-05CA05445-03ND
2017-04-05CA05445-04ND
2017-05-24CZ15328-01ND
2017-05-24CA02159-01ND
2017-05-24CA08454-01ND
2017-06-27CZ15335-01ND
2017-06-28CA10086-01ND
2017-06-28CZ15329-01ND
2017-06-28CA02162-01ND
2017-07-19CA08536-01RE1ND
2017-08-22CA08533-01ND
2017-08-22CA08535-01ND
2017-09-12CA14471-01ND
2017-09-12CA14471-02ND
2017-09-12CA14471-03ND
2017-10-23CA12526-01ND
2017-10-23CA12527-01ND
2017-10-23CA12528-01ND
2017-10-23CA08529-01ND
2017-11-298709-112917-E06SND
2017-11-298709-112917-E19SND
2017-11-298709-112917-E37SND
2017-11-298709-112917-E38SND
2017-12-05CA12529-01ND
2018-01-10CA19261-01 ND
2018-01-10CA19263-01 ND
2018-01-10CA19264-01 ND
2018-01-10CA19265-01 ND
2018-02-21CB02683-01 ND
2018-02-21CB02684-01 ND
2018-02-21CB02685-01 ND
2018-03-21CB00259-01 ND
2018-03-21CB01716-01 ND
2018-03-21CB01717-01 ND
2018-03-21CB01718-01 ND
2018-03-21CB01719-01 ND
2018-04-23CB06109-01 ND
2018-04-23CB06109-02 ND
2018-04-23CB06109-03 ND
2018-05-09CB01720-01 ND
2018-05-09CB01720-02 ND
2018-06-27CB04873-01 ND
2018-06-27CB04875-01 ND
2018-06-27CB10024-01 ND
2018-07-12CB01715-01 ND
2018-07-16CB04876-01 ND
2018-07-16CB04876-02 ND
2018-08-29CB13291-01 ND
2018-08-29CB13291-02 ND
2018-08-29CB13291-03 ND
2018-09-26CB10736-01 ND
2018-09-26CB10736-02 ND
2018-09-26CB10736-03 ND
2018-10-09CB15905-01 ND
2018-11-28CB18714-01 ND
2018-11-28CB18714-02 ND
2018-11-28CB18714-03 ND