Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dinoseb

Authority of Boro of Charleroi

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

 

8

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
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

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
2020-05-1222326643.00ND
2020-08-1122913137.00ND
2021-05-1824747605.00ND
2021-08-1025135282.00ND
2022-05-1726761024.00ND
2022-08-1627353703.00ND
2023-06-0629220061.00ND
2023-08-2229615318.00ND