Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dalapon

Country Terrace Subdivision

NOTE: Country Terrace Subdivision purchases water from Baytown Area Water Authority which is required to test for dalapon. Sample information shown below was taken by Baytown Area Water Authority.

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

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND50ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND50ND
2022ND80ND
2023ND40ND

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

NOTE: Country Terrace Subdivision purchases water from Baytown Area Water Authority which is required to test for dalapon. Sample information shown below was taken by Baytown Area Water Authority.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-08-03AE35781ND
2019-01-14AE49657ND
2019-06-11AE69973ND
2020-05-13AF10934ND
2021-05-19AF54562ND
2021-10-20AF74225ND
2022-01-12AF80028ND
2022-01-12AF80038ND
2022-04-04AF91887ND
2022-06-27AG02353ND
2022-07-05AG03290ND
2023-08-18AG53257ND