Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dalapon

City of La Joya

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

 

50

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND80ND
2019ND90ND
2020ND80ND
2021ND80ND
2022ND90ND
2023ND80ND

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
2018-03-08AE17496ND
2018-03-08AE17495ND
2018-06-11AE29778ND
2018-06-11AE29775ND
2018-08-28AE38660ND
2018-08-28AE38664ND
2018-12-05AE48177ND
2018-12-05AE48183ND
2019-01-17AE50380ND
2019-01-17AE50381ND
2019-01-17AE50460ND
2019-06-07AE69704ND
2019-06-07AE69705ND
2019-09-13AE83532ND
2019-09-13AE83525ND
2019-12-06AE91845ND
2019-12-06AE91865ND
2020-03-10AF02238ND
2020-03-10AF02239ND
2020-05-20AF12359ND
2020-05-20AF12360ND
2020-08-27AF25597ND
2020-08-27AF25599ND
2020-12-02AF36635ND
2020-12-02AF36637ND
2021-03-03AF45072ND
2021-03-03AF45074ND
2021-06-09AF57166ND
2021-06-09AF57167ND
2021-09-17AF70605ND
2021-09-17AF70606ND
2021-11-19AF77198ND
2021-11-19AF77202ND
2022-01-27AF82148ND
2022-01-27AF82155ND
2022-06-30AG02982ND
2022-06-30AG02984ND
2022-08-17AG09782ND
2022-08-17AG09667ND
2022-09-27AG14982ND
2022-12-07AG21300ND
2022-12-07AG21301ND
2023-03-22AG33782ND
2023-03-22AG33783ND
2023-05-12AG40610ND
2023-05-12AG40611ND
2023-07-27AG50338ND
2023-07-27AG50340ND
2023-11-02AG62148ND
2023-11-02AG62153ND