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Dinoseb

Upper Hanover Water Authority

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

 

20

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
2020ND70ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND130ND

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
2020-03-2021848002.00ND
2020-03-2021848000.00ND
2020-03-2021848001.00ND
2020-06-1822417383.00ND
2020-06-1822417386.00ND
2020-06-1822417384.00ND
2020-06-1822417385.00ND
2023-02-2828703086.00ND
2023-02-2828703088.00ND
2023-02-2828703087.00ND
2023-05-2429108946.00ND
2023-05-2429108948.00ND
2023-05-2429108947.00ND
2023-08-2129700657.00ND
2023-08-2129700656.00ND
2023-08-2229700658.00ND
2023-11-1330246617.00ND
2023-11-1330246589.00ND
2023-11-1430246561.00ND
2023-11-2830246533.00ND