Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dinoseb

City of Rusk

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
2020-10-01Q2038626011ND
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