Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dinoseb

City of Woodway

NOTE: City of Woodway purchases water from City of Waco which is required to test for dinoseb. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Waco.

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

 

5

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND20ND
2020ND60ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND20ND
2023ND60ND

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

NOTE: City of Woodway purchases water from City of Waco which is required to test for dinoseb. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Waco.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-01-23AE51014ND
2019-01-23AE51015ND
2020-02-05AE97144ND
2022-01-26AF82004ND
2022-01-26AF82005ND