Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dinoseb

City of Overton

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
2018-03-13Q1810105008ND
2018-06-11Q1823066008ND
2019-04-15Q1914977006ND
2020-05-14Q2019538011ND
2021-05-03Q2111069007ND
2021-10-21Q2129818004ND
2022-06-27Q2217839001ND
2023-05-25Q2319666010ND