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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Lca Wlsa Central Division

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

 

50

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND260ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND220ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND

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
2014-04-0714032386-01ND
2014-04-0914032199-01ND
2014-04-0914032382-01ND
2014-04-0914032251-01ND
2014-04-0914032244-01ND
2014-05-0714032406-01ND
2014-05-0714032403-01ND
2014-05-0714032253-01ND
2014-05-0714032242-01ND
2014-05-0714032201-01ND
2014-05-1414032389-01ND
2014-05-1414032395-01ND
2014-05-1414032399-01ND
2014-08-0614073298-01ND
2014-08-0614073299-01ND
2014-08-0614073300-01ND
2014-08-0614073297-01ND
2014-08-0614073302-01ND
2014-08-2014073310-01ND
2014-08-2014073313-01ND
2014-08-2014073308-01ND
2014-08-2014073312-01ND
2014-08-2014073311-01ND
2014-08-2014073303-01ND
2014-08-2014073309-01ND
2014-11-1114073301-01ND
2017-05-0216143797ND
2017-05-0216143767ND
2017-05-0216143737ND
2017-05-0216143841ND
2017-05-0416143922ND
2017-05-0416144010ND
2017-05-0416143984ND
2017-05-0416143953ND
2017-06-0516305957ND
2017-06-0816306063ND
2017-06-2816306604ND
2017-07-1016459168ND
2017-07-1016459204ND
2017-07-1016459186ND
2017-07-1016459150ND
2017-07-2016613782ND
2017-07-2016613933ND
2017-07-2016613884ND
2017-07-2616613984ND
2017-07-2616613833ND
2017-07-2716614015ND
2017-08-1016614068ND
2018-03-168032172-01ND
2019-07-119072953-01ND