Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dinoseb

City of Auburn

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

 

13

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
2019ND10ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND120ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

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
2019-08-01ND
2021-07-084145381ND
2021-07-084145381ND
2021-07-084145380ND
2021-07-084145365ND
2021-07-084145368ND
2021-07-084145371ND
2021-07-084145371ND
2021-07-084145371ND
2021-07-084145362ND
2021-07-084145377ND
2021-07-084145377ND
2021-07-294149620ND