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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

City of New Bern

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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28

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND140ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND140ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

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
2014-02-038476-020314-002SND
2014-02-038476-020314-004SND
2014-02-038476-020314-005SND
2014-02-038476-020314-EPASND
2014-02-038476-020314-001SND
2014-02-068476-020614-EPBSND
2014-03-208476-032014-003SND
2014-05-088476-050814-005SND
2014-05-088476-050814-EPBSND
2014-05-088476-050814-004SND
2014-05-088476-050814-003SND
2014-05-088476-050814-002SND
2014-05-088476-050814-001SND
2014-05-138476-051314-EPASND
2017-01-0937729_17-00987ND
2017-01-0937729_17-00988ND
2017-01-0937729_17-00989ND
2017-01-0937729_17-00990ND
2017-01-0937729_17-00991ND
2017-01-0937729_17-00992ND
2017-01-1137729_17-01124ND
2017-04-0337729_17-11361ND
2017-04-0337729_17-11363ND
2017-04-0337729_17-11364ND
2017-04-0337729_17-11365ND
2017-04-0337729_17-11376ND
2017-04-0337729_17-11377ND
2017-04-0537729_17-11347ND