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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Muhlenberg Twp Municipal Authority

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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32

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND160ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND160ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

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
2014-06-09140023998ND
2014-06-09140023999ND
2014-06-09140024012ND
2014-06-09140024000ND
2014-06-09140024001ND
2014-06-09140024004ND
2014-06-09140024002ND
2014-06-09140024003ND
2014-09-12140041234ND
2014-09-12140041229ND
2014-09-12140041243ND
2014-09-12140041235ND
2014-09-12140041233ND
2014-09-12140041232ND
2014-09-12140041231ND
2014-09-12140041230ND
2017-04-0516133325ND
2017-04-0516133321ND
2017-04-0516133320ND
2017-04-0516133319ND
2017-04-1016133324ND
2017-04-1016133323ND
2017-04-1016133322ND
2017-04-1816133326ND
2017-07-1116762075ND
2017-07-1816762077ND
2017-07-1816762078ND
2017-07-2516762076ND
2017-08-0116762079ND
2017-08-2916762081ND
2017-08-2916762080ND
2017-09-1316762082ND