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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Milwaukee Waterworks

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

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND80ND
2015ND60ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND40ND
2018N/A00N/A
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 Lab ID Result
2014-05-193029004,06-12ND
2014-08-183085049-50,53-56ND
2014-08-193086073-74,77-79ND
2014-08-213088567-68,71-73ND
2014-08-213088697-98,701-0ND
2014-08-213088610-11,15-17ND
2014-08-213088669-70,73-76ND
2014-11-173140303-07,09-10ND
2015-08-173302465-66,70-72ND
2015-08-173302540-41,45-47ND
2015-08-173302431-32,36-38ND
2015-08-173302506-07,11-13ND
2015-08-183303575-76,80-82ND
2015-08-193304961-62,65-66ND
2017-05-233699582-88ND
2017-05-233699595-601ND
2017-08-213762070-76,79ND
2017-08-213762288-94,97ND