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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority

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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25

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
2014ND20ND
2015ND70ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND70ND
2019ND40ND

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
2014-04-08AD38182ND
2014-04-08AD38151ND
2015-05-19AD55636ND
2015-05-19AD55653ND
2015-07-08AD57758ND
2015-07-08AD57759ND
2015-07-08AD57784ND
2015-07-08AD57787ND
2015-07-08AD57788ND
2016-06-08AD76933ND
2016-06-08AD76932ND
2016-06-08AD76931ND
2017-04-13AD92676ND
2017-04-13AD92674ND
2018-04-05AE10402ND
2018-04-05AE10403ND
2018-04-05AE10427ND
2018-04-05AE10428ND
2018-04-05AE10465ND
2018-04-05AE10466ND
2018-04-05AE10468ND
2019-04-18AE29060ND
2019-09-24AE37656ND
2019-09-24AE37681ND
2019-09-26AE37873ND