Menu

EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

Donate

Dinoseb

Carson City Public Works

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

MORE ABOUT THIS CONTAMINANT

 

98

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND60ND
2015ND470ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND100ND
2018ND270ND
2019ND60ND

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
2014-02-24201402260926-SND
2014-05-27201405280593-SND
2014-05-27201405280345ND
2014-07-30201407310297ND
2014-08-06201408070556ND
2014-08-06201408070473ND
2015-05-19201505210341ND
2015-05-19201505210480ND
2015-05-19201505210392ND
2015-05-19201505210388ND
2015-05-20201505210403ND
2015-05-20201505210412ND
2015-05-20201505210405ND
2015-05-21201505220242ND
2015-05-21201505220247ND
2015-05-21201505220202ND
2015-06-01201506030407ND
2015-06-01201506030333ND
2015-06-01201506030247ND
2015-06-01201506030355ND
2015-06-09201506120278ND
2015-06-09201506120280ND
2015-06-11201506120209ND
2015-06-11201506120140ND
2015-06-29201506300124-SOCND
2015-06-29201506300177-SOCND
2015-06-30201507160442ND
2015-06-30201507010430ND
2015-08-04201508050421ND
2015-08-11201508130887ND
2015-08-11201508130514ND
2015-08-12201508130840ND
2015-08-12201508130715ND
2015-08-12201508130550ND
2015-08-13201508140374ND
2015-08-13201508140232ND
2015-08-13201508140330ND
2015-08-19201508200673ND
2015-08-19201508200389ND
2015-08-19201508200613ND
2015-08-27201508280218ND
2015-09-01201509030285ND
2015-09-01201509030215ND
2015-09-01201509030305ND
2015-09-23201509250228ND
2015-09-23201509250220ND
2015-09-23201509250224ND
2015-09-23201509250297ND
2015-09-24201509250171ND
2015-09-24201509250183ND
2015-09-24201509250185ND
2015-10-06201510070375ND
2015-10-13201510140575ND
2016-06-22201606230265-SOCND
2016-10-11201610121069ND
2017-05-15201705160571ND
2017-05-16201705170782ND
2017-06-13201706140424ND
2017-06-21201706220614ND
2017-08-01201708021373ND
2017-08-29201708300644ND
2017-08-29201708300813ND
2017-08-29201708300722ND
2017-10-04201710050218ND
2017-10-04201710050544ND
2018-05-02201805030441ND
2018-05-03201805040433ND
2018-05-03201805040327ND
2018-05-03201805040323AND
2018-05-15201805161039ND
2018-05-15201805160828ND
2018-05-30201805310569ND
2018-05-30201805310480ND
2018-05-30201805310461ND
2018-06-19201806200648ND
2018-06-19201806200515ND
2018-06-21201806220260ND
2018-06-28201806290246ND
2018-07-23201807240539ND
2018-08-14201808160451AND
2018-08-14201808160455AND
2018-08-20201808210788ND
2018-08-20201808210795ND
2018-09-13201809140770AND
2018-09-13201809140813ND
2018-09-18201809190638ND
2018-09-18201809190687AND
2018-09-19201809200852AND
2018-10-16201810180748ND
2018-10-16201810180738ND
2018-10-17201810190329ND
2018-10-18201810190370ND
2019-06-24201906250202ND
2019-06-26201906270394ND
2019-08-21201908220455ND
2019-08-22201908230667ND
2019-09-24201909250649ND
2019-10-29201910300432ND