Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dalapon

City of Moody

NOTE: City of Moody purchases water from Bluebonnet Water Supply Corporation which is required to test for dalapon. Sample information shown below was taken by Bluebonnet Water Supply Corporation.

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
2018ND90ND
2019ND80ND
2020ND80ND
2021ND90ND
2022ND80ND
2023ND60ND

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: City of Moody purchases water from Bluebonnet Water Supply Corporation which is required to test for dalapon. Sample information shown below was taken by Bluebonnet Water Supply Corporation.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-05-10AE25890ND
2018-05-10AE25991ND
2019-05-22AE67640ND
2019-05-22AE67764ND
2020-05-27AF12728ND
2020-05-27AF12747ND
2021-06-02AF56229ND
2021-06-02AF56326ND
2022-05-26AF98660ND
2022-05-26AF98718ND
2023-05-25AG42116ND
2023-05-25AG42186ND