Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dalapon

Boise City Public Works Authority

The herbicide dalapon has not been used in the U.S. since 1999. In animal studies, exposure to dalapon harms the kidneys.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND50ND
2023ND50ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 200 ppb

The legal limit for dalapon, established in 1992, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals published in 1960.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2022-08-08EH09140-02ND
2022-08-08EH09140-03ND
2022-08-08EH09140-04ND
2022-08-08EH09140-05ND
2022-08-09EH09140-01ND
2023-03-20FC21016-01ND
2023-03-20FC21016-02ND
2023-03-20FC21016-03ND
2023-03-20FC21016-04ND
2023-08-14FH15057-01ND