Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dalapon

City of Charlotte

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

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND30ND
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
2018-05-04AE25352ND
2018-05-04AE25434ND
2018-06-11AE29321ND
2019-06-03AE68887ND
2020-05-08AF10370ND
2021-03-10AF46351ND
2021-05-17AF54103ND
2021-09-20AF70487ND
2022-09-08AG12130ND
2023-08-17AG53036ND