Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dinoseb

Bladen County Water Dist-east Bladen

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

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND20ND
2021ND40ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND20ND

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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-108528-011018-E12SND
2018-01-108528-011018-E7ASND
2018-04-048528-040418-E12SND
2018-04-048528-040418-E7ASND
2020-02-058528-020520-E03SND
2020-06-038528-060320-E03SND
2021-01-068528-010621-E12SND
2021-01-068528-010621-E7ASND
2021-04-148528-041421-E12SND
2021-04-148528-041421-E7ASND
2023-02-158528-021523-E03SND
2023-06-068528-060623-E03SND