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Dinoseb

City of Kinston

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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62

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND300ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND280ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND30ND

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
2014-04-238106-042314-E11SND
2014-04-238106-042314-E02SND
2014-04-238106-042314-E01SND
2014-04-238106-042314-E04SND
2014-04-238106-042314-E05SND
2014-04-238106-042314-E06SND
2014-04-238106-042314-E07SND
2014-04-238106-042314-E08SND
2014-04-238106-042314-E09SND
2014-04-238106-042314-E12SND
2014-04-238106-042314-E13SND
2014-04-238106-042314-E14SND
2014-04-238106-042314-E18SND
2014-04-238106-042314-E20SND
2014-04-238106-042314-E21SND
2014-07-238106-072314-E04SND
2014-07-238106-072314-E01SND
2014-07-238106-072314-E06SND
2014-07-238106-072314-E11SND
2014-07-238106-072314-E13SND
2014-07-238106-072314-E14SND
2014-07-238106-072314-E18SND
2014-07-238106-072314-E20SND
2014-07-248106-072414-E12SND
2014-07-248106-072414-E02SND
2014-07-248106-072414-E05SND
2014-07-248106-072414-E07SND
2014-07-248106-072414-E08SND
2014-07-248106-072414-E09SND
2014-07-248106-072414-E21SND
2017-04-258106-042517-E20SND
2017-04-258106-042517-E08SND
2017-04-258106-042517-E13SND
2017-04-258106-042517-E12SND
2017-04-258106-042517-E09SND
2017-04-258106-042517-E01SND
2017-04-258106-042517-E11SND
2017-04-268106-042617-E02SND
2017-04-268106-042617-E04SND
2017-04-268106-042617-E05SND
2017-04-268106-042617-E06SND
2017-04-268106-042617-E07SND
2017-04-268106-042617-E18SND
2017-04-268106-042617-E21SND
2017-08-218106-082117-E13SND
2017-08-218106-082117-E21SND
2017-08-218106-082117-E20SND
2017-08-218106-082117-E07SND
2017-08-218106-082117-E06SND
2017-08-218106-082117-E04SND
2017-08-218106-082117-E01SND
2017-09-058106-090517-E02SND
2017-09-058106-090517-E05SND
2017-09-058106-090517-E08SND
2017-09-058106-090517-E11SND
2017-09-058106-090517-E12SND
2017-09-058106-090517-E18SND
2017-09-068106-090617-E09SND
2018-07-318106-073118-E01SND
2019-02-058106-020519-E14SND
2019-05-078106-050719-E14SND
2019-07-088106-070819-E01SND