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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Carolina Beach Water System

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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36

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND180ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND180ND

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
2016-04-1437729_16-11679ND
2016-04-1437729_16-11680ND
2016-04-1437729_16-11681ND
2016-04-1437729_16-11683ND
2016-04-1437729_16-11684ND
2016-04-1437729_16-11685ND
2016-04-1437729_16-11686ND
2016-04-1437729_16-11682ND
2016-04-1437729_16-11674ND
2016-11-1737729_16-40124ND
2016-11-1737729_16-40128ND
2016-11-1737729_16-40127ND
2016-11-1737729_16-40126ND
2016-11-1737729_16-40125ND
2016-11-1737729_16-40123ND
2016-11-1737729_16-40122ND
2016-11-1737729_16-40121ND
2016-11-1737729_16-40120ND
2019-09-2337729_19-41137 ND
2019-09-2337729_19-41136 ND
2019-09-2337729_19-41135 ND
2019-09-2337729_19-41134 ND
2019-09-2337729_19-41133 ND
2019-09-2337729_19-41132 ND
2019-09-2337729_19-41131 ND
2019-09-2337729_19-41130 ND
2019-09-2337729_19-41123 ND
2019-12-0237729_19-51274 ND
2019-12-0237729_19-51270 ND
2019-12-0237729_19-51268 ND
2019-12-0237729_19-51267 ND
2019-12-0237729_19-51266 ND
2019-12-0237729_19-51262 ND
2019-12-0237729_19-51261 ND
2019-12-0237729_19-51250 ND
2019-12-0237729_19-51249 ND