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Dinoseb

Dean Dale Special Utility District

NOTE: Dean Dale Special Utility District purchases water from City of Wichita Falls which is required to test for dinoseb. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Wichita Falls.

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
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

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

NOTE: Dean Dale Special Utility District purchases water from City of Wichita Falls which is required to test for dinoseb. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Wichita Falls.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-11-14Q1846491007ND
2019-08-19Q1956634006ND
2020-02-25Q2006937003ND
2020-06-02Q2021821001ND
2020-09-03Q2035218003ND
2020-11-10Q2044047011ND
2021-02-03Q2103346009ND
2021-08-16Q2121825007ND
2022-08-17Q2224340013ND
2023-08-21Q2335127016ND