Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dinoseb

Shady Harbor Fire District

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

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND80ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND40ND
2022ND30ND
2023N/A00N/A

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
2018-04-241801832-03_PE21ND
2018-04-241801832-01_PE21ND
2018-04-241801832-04_PE21ND
2018-04-241801832-02_PE21ND
2018-07-231803179-03_PE21ND
2018-07-231803179-04_PE21ND
2018-07-231803179-01_PE21ND
2018-07-231803179-02_PE21ND
2021-11-172105111-01_PE21ND
2021-11-172105111-02_PE21ND
2021-11-172105111-03_PE21ND
2021-11-172105111-04_PE21ND
2022-02-082201055-01_PE21ND
2022-02-082201055-02_PE21ND
2022-02-082201055-03_PE21ND