Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dalapon

City of Waelder

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

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
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
2018-05-08AE25510ND
2018-05-08AE25631ND
2019-06-28AE72795ND
2020-07-07AF18310ND
2021-02-11AF43765ND
2021-06-25AF59618ND
2022-06-22AG01905ND
2023-05-19AG41299ND