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Dinoseb

State College Boro Water Auth.

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
2020ND100ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND100ND

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
2020-05-1322292193.00ND
2020-05-1322292166.00ND
2020-05-1322292274.00ND
2020-05-1322292220.00ND
2020-05-1322292247.00ND
2020-08-1723069133.00ND
2020-08-1722876901.00ND
2020-08-1723068952.00ND
2020-08-1722876878.00ND
2020-08-1722876921.00ND
2023-05-1528981617.00ND
2023-05-1528981626.00ND
2023-05-1528981608.00ND
2023-05-1528981640.00ND
2023-05-1528981594.00ND
2023-08-1429577806.00ND
2023-08-1629578190.00ND
2023-08-1629578132.00ND
2023-08-1629578219.00ND
2023-08-1629578161.00ND