Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dalapon

City of Rusk

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
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): 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
2020-10-01Q2038626011ND
2020-10-01Q2038626036ND
2020-10-01Q2038626037ND
2020-10-01Q2038626038ND
2020-11-19Q2046158005ND
2023-06-28Q2325031023ND
2023-06-28Q2325031024ND
2023-06-28Q2325031025ND
2023-06-28Q2325031026ND
2023-09-11Q2338755006ND