Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dalapon

City of Luling

NOTE: City of Luling purchases water from Gbra Luling Plant which is required to test for dalapon. Sample information shown below was taken by Gbra Luling Plant.

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
2018ND80ND
2019ND80ND
2020ND80ND
2021ND80ND
2022ND80ND
2023ND80ND

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: City of Luling purchases water from Gbra Luling Plant which is required to test for dalapon. Sample information shown below was taken by Gbra Luling Plant.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-08-23AE38247ND
2019-05-29AE68353ND
2019-05-29AE68469ND
2020-08-17AF23685ND
2021-08-18AF66744ND
2022-01-11AF79751ND
2022-05-03AF95313ND
2023-06-21AG45228ND