Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dinoseb

Mcbee, Town of

NOTE: Mcbee, Town of purchases water from Alligator Rural Water (sc1320004) which is required to test for dinoseb. Sample information shown below was taken by Alligator Rural Water (sc1320004).

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

 

5

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND20ND
2021ND80ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

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

NOTE: Mcbee, Town of purchases water from Alligator Rural Water (sc1320004) which is required to test for dinoseb. Sample information shown below was taken by Alligator Rural Water (sc1320004).

Date Lab ID Result
2018-04-03AE10218ND
2020-04-16AE47373ND
2021-05-18AE66033ND
2022-04-14AE82176ND
2023-04-05AE99662ND