Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dalapon

Amicks Ferry Water System

NOTE: Amicks Ferry Water System purchases water from City of Columbia which is required to test for dalapon. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Columbia.

The herbicide dalapon has not been used in the U.S. since 1999. In animal studies, exposure to dalapon harms the kidneys.

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 200 ppb

The legal limit for dalapon, established in 1992, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals published in 1960.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Amicks Ferry Water System purchases water from City of Columbia which is required to test for dalapon. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Columbia.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-12AE09073ND
2018-07-16AE15003ND
2019-01-08AE23570ND
2019-07-16AE33661ND
2020-10-14AE55739ND
2020-11-04AE56846ND
2021-10-13AE73342ND
2021-10-20AE73703ND
2022-09-08810-36781-1ND
2023-09-06AF08032ND
2023-09-21AF08856ND