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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Deming Municipal Water System

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

 

29

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND150ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND110ND
2018ND30ND
2019N/A00N/A

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
2014-03-191403923-005AND
2014-06-251406D27-001AND
2014-08-141408956-005AND
2014-08-141408951-005AND
2014-08-141408958-005AND
2014-08-141408955-005AND
2014-08-141408942-005AND
2014-08-141408944-005AND
2014-08-141408946-005AND
2014-08-141408949-005AND
2014-09-101409598-005AND
2014-09-101409600-005AND
2014-09-101409601-005AND
2014-10-281410E14-001AND
2014-12-081412554-005AND
2017-05-151705978-005ND
2017-05-151705979-005ND
2017-05-151705975-005ND
2017-05-151705976-005ND
2017-05-161705980-005ND
2017-05-161705981-005ND
2017-05-161705982-005ND
2017-05-161705983-005ND
2017-08-151708A78-005ND
2017-09-271709H63-005ND
2017-10-171710A61-001ND
2018-05-081805594-005ND
2018-05-081805596-001ND
2018-05-081805597-001ND