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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Fayetteville Public Works Commission

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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22

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
2014ND40ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND40ND
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
2014-01-0792185765001ND
2014-01-0792185762001ND
2014-08-0437729_14-23093ND
2014-08-0437729_14-23094ND
2015-01-05ND
2015-01-05ND
2015-08-03ND
2015-08-03ND
2016-01-0437729_16-00241ND
2016-01-0437729_16-00246ND
2016-11-0737729_16-38807ND
2016-11-0737729_16-38804ND
2017-01-0937729_17-00980ND
2017-01-0937729_17-00935ND
2017-08-0737729_17-27939ND
2017-08-0737729_17-27940ND
2018-01-0837729_18-00801 ND
2018-01-0837729_18-00802 ND
2018-08-2737729_18-35904 ND
2018-08-2737729_18-35905 ND
2019-01-0737729_19-01100 ND
2019-01-0737729_19-01110 ND