Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dalapon

City of Zavalla

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

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-12Q1805619011ND
2018-02-12Q1805619012ND
2019-02-11Q1906018011ND
2020-01-22Q2002509003ND
2021-01-12Q2100808013ND
2021-01-12Q2100808014ND
2022-01-05Q2200291008ND
2023-01-09Q2300803003ND