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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Sardis Lone Elm WSC

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

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND70ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND70ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2014-03-17Q1408522005ND
2014-04-28Q1413518020ND
2014-04-28Q1413518019ND
2014-04-28Q1413518018ND
2014-04-28Q1413518017ND
2014-04-28Q1413518016ND
2014-07-29Q1431690003ND
2015-04-20Q1514635008ND
2016-01-25Q1603127012ND
2017-04-06Q1714243048ND
2017-04-06Q1714243014ND
2017-04-06Q1714243047ND
2017-04-06Q1714243013ND
2017-04-06Q1714243012ND
2017-04-06Q1714243046ND
2017-10-16Q1753055003ND
2018-01-11Q1801694006ND
2019-04-18Q1915875013ND