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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Del City

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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54

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
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND360ND
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
2018-02-273881628ND
2018-02-273881619ND
2018-02-273881610ND
2018-03-073886271ND
2018-03-073886262ND
2018-03-083887092ND
2018-03-083887083ND
2018-03-153892187ND
2018-03-153892178ND
2018-04-263922014ND
2018-05-033927866ND
2018-05-033927857ND
2018-05-313950122ND
2018-05-313950112ND
2018-06-063955059ND
2018-06-063954660ND
2018-06-213969633ND
2018-06-213969624ND
2018-08-284039474ND
2018-08-284039421ND
2018-08-284039391ND
2018-08-304042699ND
2018-08-304042690ND
2018-08-304042673ND
2018-09-054047096ND
2018-09-054047464ND
2018-09-054047105ND
2018-10-254102020ND
2018-10-254102012ND
2018-10-254102002ND
2018-10-254101966ND
2018-11-014108724ND
2018-11-014108716ND
2018-11-014108708ND
2018-11-074115030ND
2018-11-074115022ND
2019-05-014280236ND
2019-05-014280248ND
2019-05-014280262ND
2019-05-014280274ND
2019-05-084288065ND
2019-05-084288056ND
2019-05-084287881ND
2019-05-084287788ND
2019-06-054315239ND
2019-12-164516142ND
2019-12-164516133ND
2019-12-164516124ND
2019-12-164516115ND
2019-12-174517981ND
2019-12-174517932ND
2019-12-174517923ND
2019-12-174517902ND
2019-12-194521461ND