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Dinoseb

Tabor City, Town of

NOTE: Tabor City, Town of purchases water from Grand Strand Water and Sewer Authority which is required to test for dinoseb. Sample information shown below was taken by Grand Strand Water and Sewer Authority.

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

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

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: Tabor City, Town of purchases water from Grand Strand Water and Sewer Authority which is required to test for dinoseb. Sample information shown below was taken by Grand Strand Water and Sewer Authority.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-04-11AE10715ND
2018-04-11AE10686ND
2018-04-11AE10668ND
2019-05-22AE30798ND
2019-05-22AE30800ND
2019-05-23AE30866ND
2020-04-21AE47473ND
2020-04-21AE47476ND
2020-04-23AE47624ND
2021-06-16AE67499ND