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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Manville WSC

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

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND50ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND20ND
2017ND50ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2014-03-11AC46562ND
2014-03-11AC46567ND
2014-03-11AC46563ND
2014-06-18AC57314ND
2014-06-18AC57315ND
2016-04-25AD34060ND
2016-04-25AD34061ND
2017-01-23AD66184ND
2017-01-23AD66185ND
2017-04-27AD81572ND
2017-04-27AD81571ND
2017-04-27AD81576ND
2019-09-12AE83330ND
2019-09-30AE85184ND