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Dalapon

Westwood Shores Municipal Utility District

NOTE: Westwood Shores Municipal Utility District purchases water from Trinity Rural Water Supply Corporation 1 which is required to test for dalapon. Sample information shown below was taken by Trinity Rural Water Supply Corporation 1.

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

 

2

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
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND10ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND20ND

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: Westwood Shores Municipal Utility District purchases water from Trinity Rural Water Supply Corporation 1 which is required to test for dalapon. Sample information shown below was taken by Trinity Rural Water Supply Corporation 1.

Date Lab ID Result
2020-11-03Q2042584004ND
2023-02-08Q2304961003ND