Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dinoseb

Boise City Public Works Authority

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

 

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): 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
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