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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Plainview Municipal Water System

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

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23

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND100ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND90ND
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
2014-01-14Q1400667033ND
2014-01-14Q1400667028ND
2014-01-14Q1400667027ND
2014-01-14Q1400667026ND
2014-01-14Q1400667025ND
2014-01-15Q1400995038ND
2014-01-15Q1400995011ND
2014-01-15Q1400995026ND
2014-01-15Q1400995025ND
2014-01-15Q1400995024ND
2015-01-21Q1501905007ND
2016-01-19Q1602114004ND
2017-02-07Q1705153028ND
2017-02-07Q1705153027ND
2017-02-07Q1705153026ND
2017-08-30Q1740337043ND
2017-08-30Q1740337011ND
2017-08-30Q1740337042ND
2017-08-30Q1740337010ND
2017-08-30Q1740337041ND
2017-08-30Q1740337009ND
2018-03-13Q1810167005ND
2019-01-10Q1901546003ND