Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dalapon

City of Marlin

The herbicide dalapon has not been used in the U.S. since 1999. In animal studies, exposure to dalapon harms the kidneys.

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

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
2018-02-13Q1806041004ND
2019-03-18Q1911398004ND
2020-06-03Q2022176004ND
2020-09-02Q2035107005ND
2020-11-11Q2044050001ND
2021-03-02Q2105325001ND
2021-05-17Q2112637002ND
2022-03-17Q2209000006ND
2023-02-14Q2305814002ND