Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dinoseb

Newtown Artesian Water Company

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

 

17

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
2019ND10ND
2020ND100ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND40ND

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
2019-07-019020447-01ND
2020-05-0122195262.00ND
2020-05-0122195233.00ND
2020-05-0122195204.00ND
2020-05-0822393340.00ND
2020-05-0822393311.00ND
2020-07-0622587736.00ND
2020-07-0622587707.00ND
2020-07-0622587765.00ND
2020-07-0722587794.00ND
2020-07-0722587823.00ND
2021-07-0624809548.00ND
2022-07-0526824115.00ND
2023-04-0328681818.00ND
2023-04-0328681845.00ND
2023-07-0529283033.00ND
2023-07-0629283005.00ND