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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Valley Psa (sc0220012)

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

 

13

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND50ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND40ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND30ND

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
2014-10-01AD46233ND
2014-10-01AD46245ND
2014-10-01AD46246ND
2014-10-01AD46248ND
2014-10-01AD46252ND
2017-10-11AE01843ND
2017-10-11AE01849ND
2017-10-11AE01801ND
2017-10-11AE01796ND
2018-10-03AE19063ND
2019-02-06AE25091ND
2019-06-05AE31421ND
2019-07-10AE33377ND