Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dalapon

City of Giddings

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

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND100ND

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
2018-06-14AE29997ND
2018-06-14AE29995ND
2019-05-01AE64302ND
2019-05-01AE64303ND
2020-06-15AF15196ND
2020-06-15AF15199ND
2020-06-15AF15248ND
2020-06-15AF15253ND
2021-05-06AF52719ND
2021-05-06AF52720ND
2022-09-23AG14621ND
2022-09-23AG14622ND
2022-12-08AG21261ND
2022-12-08AG21262ND
2023-03-01AG30954ND
2023-03-01AG30955ND
2023-03-01AG30979ND
2023-03-01AG30983ND
2023-06-06AG43208ND
2023-06-06AG43211ND
2023-08-16AG52798ND
2023-08-16AG52800ND
2023-12-05AG65433ND
2023-12-05AG65434ND