Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dinoseb

City of Sundown

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

 

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): 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
2018-01-11Q1801555008ND
2018-01-11Q1801555009ND
2019-01-08Q1900776002ND
2020-01-14Q2001302006ND
2021-01-20Q2101443008ND
2021-04-05Q2108480007ND
2022-01-13Q2201435009ND
2023-04-03Q2312040002ND