Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dinoseb

Lakehaven Utility District

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

 

21

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019ND70ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND110ND

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
2018-06-19ND
2018-08-08ND
2018-08-29ND
2019-06-05ND
2019-06-05ND
2019-06-12ND
2019-06-12ND
2019-07-31ND
2019-08-06ND
2019-09-04ND
2023-05-024458160ND
2023-05-024455700ND
2023-06-274481505ND
2023-06-274481505ND
2023-06-274481506ND
2023-06-274481506ND
2023-06-274481506ND
2023-07-114486069ND
2023-07-114486069ND
2023-07-254491355ND
2023-10-104541740ND