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Dinoseb

Nash Forreston Water Supply Corporation

NOTE: Nash Forreston Water Supply Corporation purchases water from City of Waxahachie which is required to test for dinoseb. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Waxahachie.

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

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
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: Nash Forreston Water Supply Corporation purchases water from City of Waxahachie which is required to test for dinoseb. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Waxahachie.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-25Q1802982016ND
2019-04-29Q1916965003ND
2019-04-29Q1916965013ND
2020-08-17Q2032738003ND
2021-09-16Q2125453003ND
2022-01-12Q2201052013ND
2022-01-12Q2201052018ND
2023-11-20Q2349758009ND