Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Dinoseb

City of Vancouver

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

 

19

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
2019ND90ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND30ND
2022ND70ND
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
2019-12-10ND
2019-12-10ND
2019-12-10ND
2019-12-10ND
2019-12-10ND
2019-12-10ND
2019-12-10ND
2019-12-10ND
2019-12-13ND
2021-03-304096966ND
2021-03-304096961ND
2021-03-304096963ND
2022-08-314369936ND
2022-08-314369935ND
2022-08-314369937ND
2022-12-064396199ND
2022-12-064396235ND
2022-12-064396249ND
2022-12-064396245ND