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Dinoseb

Elizabethtown Area Water

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

 

26

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
2019ND10ND
2020ND120ND
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
2019-06-109045802-01ND
2020-05-2622567383.00ND
2020-05-2622567503.00ND
2020-05-2622567473.00ND
2020-05-2622567443.00ND
2020-05-2622567413.00ND
2020-05-2622567533.00ND
2020-08-0322957738.00ND
2020-08-0322957648.00ND
2020-08-0322957618.00ND
2020-08-0322957768.00ND
2020-08-0322957708.00ND
2020-08-0322957678.00ND
2023-04-2429061714.00ND
2023-04-2429061712.00ND
2023-04-2429061713.00ND
2023-04-2429061717.00ND
2023-04-2429061718.00ND
2023-04-2429061716.00ND
2023-04-2429061715.00ND
2023-08-2829849192.00ND
2023-08-2829849191.00ND
2023-08-2829849193.00ND
2023-08-2829849190.00ND
2023-08-2829849189.00ND
2023-08-2829849188.00ND