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Dinoseb

Jones County Water System

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

 

25

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
2019ND20ND
2020ND50ND
2021ND60ND
2022ND80ND
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

Date Lab ID Result
2019-09-128754-091219-E07SND
2019-10-258754-102519-E07SND
2020-03-238754-032320-E8BSND
2020-07-138754-071320-E8BSND
2020-12-108754-121020-E02SND
2020-12-108754-121020-E1ASND
2020-12-108754-121020-E1BSND
2021-02-238754-022321-E02SND
2021-02-238754-022321-E1ASND
2021-02-238754-022321-E1BSND
2021-05-258754-052521-E1BSND
2021-05-258754-052521-E1ASND
2021-05-258754-052521-E02SND
2022-02-288754-022822-EP1SND
2022-05-188754-051822-EP1SND
2022-08-038754-080322-E04SND
2022-08-038754-080322-E07SND
2022-08-038754-080322-EP1SND
2022-11-158754-111522-EP1SND
2022-11-168754-111622-E04SND
2022-11-168754-111622-E07SND
2023-01-258754-012523-EP1SND
2023-06-138754-061323-E8BSND
2023-06-138754-061323-EP1SND
2023-07-2537729_23-40162ND