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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Hill Air Force Base

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

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND10ND
2016ND120ND
2017ND80ND
2018ND30ND
2019N/A00N/A

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 Result
2015-06-25ND
2016-01-06ND
2016-01-06ND
2016-01-06ND
2016-01-06ND
2016-01-06ND
2016-01-06ND
2016-05-17ND
2016-05-25ND
2016-06-15ND
2016-06-23ND
2016-07-19ND
2016-11-08ND
2017-01-24ND
2017-01-24ND
2017-03-02ND
2017-05-18ND
2017-05-23ND
2017-06-21ND
2017-08-09ND
2017-10-05ND
2018-01-11ND
2018-04-18ND
2018-07-12ND