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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

City of Albemarle

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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23

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
2014ND20ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND80ND
2017ND30ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND60ND

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
2014-02-208252-022014-TW1SND
2014-02-208252-022014-TS5SND
2015-02-25ND
2015-02-25ND
2016-02-188252-021816-TS5SND
2016-02-188252-021816-TW1SND
2016-05-198252-051916-TS5SND
2016-05-198252-051916-TW1SND
2016-08-118252-081116-TW1SND
2016-08-118252-081116-TS5SND
2016-11-038252-110316-TW1SND
2016-11-038252-110316-TS5SND
2017-02-028252-020217-TS5SND
2017-02-028252-020217-TW1SND
2017-09-138252-091317-TS5SND
2018-01-318252-013118-TS5SND
2018-01-318252-013118-TW1SND
2019-01-108252-011019-TS5SND
2019-01-108252-011019-TW1SND
2019-05-308252-053019-TS5SND
2019-05-308252-053019-TW1SND
2019-08-088252-080819-TS5SND
2019-08-088252-080819-TW1SND