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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Brookwood South/fayetteville Public Works Commission

NOTE: Brookwood South/fayetteville Public Works Commission purchases water from Fayetteville Public Works Commission which is required to test for dinoseb. Sample information shown below was taken by Fayetteville Public Works Commission.

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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22

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND20ND

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

NOTE: Brookwood South/fayetteville Public Works Commission purchases water from Fayetteville Public Works Commission which is required to test for dinoseb. Sample information shown below was taken by Fayetteville Public Works Commission.

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-0792185765001ND
2014-01-0792185762001ND
2014-08-0437729_14-23093ND
2014-08-0437729_14-23094ND
2015-01-05ND
2015-01-05ND
2015-08-03ND
2015-08-03ND
2016-01-0437729_16-00241ND
2016-01-0437729_16-00246ND
2016-11-0737729_16-38807ND
2016-11-0737729_16-38804ND
2017-01-0937729_17-00980ND
2017-01-0937729_17-00935ND
2017-08-0737729_17-27939ND
2017-08-0737729_17-27940ND
2018-01-0837729_18-00801 ND
2018-01-0837729_18-00802 ND
2018-08-2737729_18-35904 ND
2018-08-2737729_18-35905 ND
2019-01-0737729_19-01100 ND
2019-01-0737729_19-01110 ND