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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Sapphire Lakes Development

Dinoseb is a herbicide that causes birth defects and reproductive difficulties. It has been banned in the U.S. since 1986.

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND20ND
2017ND10ND
2018N/A00N/A
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
2014-06-2537729_14-18765ND
2014-11-1237729_14-34542ND
2016-03-2337729_16-09573ND
2016-03-2337729_16-09574ND
2017-05-1037729_17-15930ND
2019-05-1537729_19-20206 ND
2019-05-1537729_19-20207 ND