Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dalapon

City of Moses Lake

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

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND90ND
2019ND40ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND40ND
2022ND10ND
2023N/A00N/A

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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-04-03ND
2018-04-03ND
2018-04-03ND
2018-04-03ND
2018-07-09ND
2018-08-13ND
2018-09-18ND
2018-12-10ND
2018-12-17ND
2019-03-26ND
2019-03-26ND
2019-04-01ND
2019-04-01ND
2021-06-144130307ND
2021-06-164144643ND
2021-06-164144642ND
2021-07-214149237ND
2022-06-134299742ND