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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

North Kingstown

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

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44

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND220ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND220ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

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
2014-03-241401936-06_PE21ND
2014-03-241401936-04_PE21ND
2014-03-241401936-07_PE21ND
2014-03-241401936-02_PE21ND
2014-03-241401936-03_PE21ND
2014-03-241401936-05_PE21ND
2014-03-241401936-09_PE21ND
2014-03-241401936-08_PE21ND
2014-04-221402398-02_PE21ND
2014-04-221402398-03_PE21ND
2014-04-221402398-01_PE21ND
2014-08-251404689-01_PE21ND
2014-08-251404689-06_PE21ND
2014-08-251404689-05_PE21ND
2014-08-251404689-07_PE21ND
2014-08-251404689-08_PE21ND
2014-08-251404689-02_PE21ND
2014-08-251404689-03_PE21ND
2014-08-251404689-04_PE21ND
2014-11-101405628-03_PE21ND
2014-11-101405628-02_PE21ND
2014-11-101405628-01_PE21ND
2017-03-271701637-05_PE21ND
2017-03-271701637-09_PE21ND
2017-03-271701637-06_PE21ND
2017-03-271701637-07_PE21ND
2017-03-271701637-08_PE21ND
2017-03-271701637-04_PE21ND
2017-03-271701637-03_PE21ND
2017-03-271701637-02_PE21ND
2017-04-251701959-01_PE21ND
2017-04-251701959-03_PE21ND
2017-04-251701959-02_PE21ND
2017-08-211703965-06_PE21ND
2017-08-211703965-08_PE21ND
2017-08-211703965-09_PE21ND
2017-08-211703965-05_PE21ND
2017-08-211703965-04_PE21ND
2017-08-211703965-02_PE21ND
2017-08-211703965-03_PE21ND
2017-08-211703965-01_PE21ND
2017-11-071704908-03_PE21ND
2017-11-071704908-01_PE21ND
2017-11-071704908-02_PE21ND