Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dinoseb

Nashville, Town of

NOTE: Nashville, Town of purchases water from City of Rocky Mount which is required to test for dinoseb. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Rocky Mount.

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

 

23

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
2019ND50ND
2020ND60ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND30ND
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

NOTE: Nashville, Town of purchases water from City of Rocky Mount which is required to test for dinoseb. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Rocky Mount.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-06-1137729_19-24433ND
2019-06-2737729_19-27227AND
2019-06-2737729_19-27227ND
2019-08-1237729_19-34935ND
2019-08-1237729_19-34939ND
2020-05-128146-051220-E01SND
2020-06-198146-061920-E02SND
2020-07-078146B-070720-E01SND
2020-07-148146-071420-E02SND
2020-11-238146-112320-E01SND
2021-01-268146-012621-E01SND
2021-04-068146-040621-E01SND
2021-09-078146-090721-E01SND
2021-10-288146-102821-E01SND
2022-02-108146-021022-E01SND
2022-06-028146-060222-E01SND
2022-12-078146-120722-E01SND
2023-04-108146A-041023-E02SND
2023-06-148146-061423-E01SND
2023-08-078146-080723-E02SND
2023-09-078146-090723-E01SND
2023-10-048146-100423-E01SND
2023-10-048146-100423-E02SND