Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dalapon

Brandon-irene Water Supply Corporation

NOTE: Brandon-irene Water Supply Corporation purchases water from Aquilla WSD which is required to test for dalapon. Sample information shown below was taken by Aquilla WSD.

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

 

2

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND20ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND10ND
2023ND20ND

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: Brandon-irene Water Supply Corporation purchases water from Aquilla WSD which is required to test for dalapon. Sample information shown below was taken by Aquilla WSD.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-01-15Q1902312005ND
2022-01-05Q2200337006ND