Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dinoseb

Falfurrias Utility Board

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

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND50ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND50ND

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
2020-02-10AE97933ND
2020-08-17AF23896ND
2020-08-17AF23897ND
2020-08-17AF23898ND
2020-08-17AF23899ND
2023-01-23AG25827ND
2023-01-23AG25828ND
2023-04-12AG36624ND
2023-04-12AG36625ND
2023-04-12AG36628ND