Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dalapon

Pilot Mountain, Town of

NOTE: Pilot Mountain, Town of purchases water from City of Mount Airy which is required to test for dalapon. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Mount Airy.

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

 

8

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
2020ND40ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND10ND
2023ND40ND

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: Pilot Mountain, Town of purchases water from City of Mount Airy which is required to test for dalapon. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Mount Airy.

Date Lab ID Result
2020-01-2877782-04ND
2020-01-2877782-08ND
2020-04-2181212-01ND
2020-04-2181213-01ND
2023-02-0737729_23-06122ND
2023-02-0737729_23-06123ND
2023-05-2337729_23-26514ND
2023-05-2337729_23-26515ND