Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dinoseb

Pilot Mountain, Town of

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

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

 

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): 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

NOTE: Pilot Mountain, Town of purchases water from City of Mount Airy which is required to test for dinoseb. 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