Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dinoseb

City of Zavalla

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

 

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): 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
2018-02-12Q1805619011ND
2018-02-12Q1805619012ND
2019-02-11Q1906018011ND
2020-01-22Q2002509003ND
2021-01-12Q2100808013ND
2021-01-12Q2100808014ND
2022-01-05Q2200291008ND
2023-01-09Q2300803003ND