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Dinoseb

Metropolitan DWID

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

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69

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND50ND
2015ND460ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND30ND
2018ND60ND
2019ND70ND

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
2014-02-26201402280306SND
2014-02-26201402280282SND
2014-06-19201406200464SND
2014-08-06201408070403SND
2014-11-12201411130825SND
2015-01-06201501070156SND
2015-01-06201501070152SND
2015-01-06201501070154SND
2015-01-06201501070158SND
2015-01-06201501070160SND
2015-01-07201501080355SND
2015-01-07201501080353SND
2015-01-07201501080351SND
2015-01-07201501080349SND
2015-01-07201501080347SND
2015-01-13201501150312SND
2015-01-13201501140714SND
2015-01-13201501150314SND
2015-01-15201501160152SND
2015-01-15201501160150SND
2015-01-15201501160148SND
2015-01-15201501160146SND
2015-01-15201501160144SND
2015-01-20201501210367SND
2015-01-20201501210290SND
2015-01-20201501210366SND
2015-01-20201501210368SND
2015-01-20201501210369SND
2015-08-11201508120701SND
2015-08-11201508120699SND
2015-08-11201508120602SND
2015-08-17201508180560SND
2015-08-17201508180554SND
2015-08-17201508180552SND
2015-08-18201508190516SND
2015-08-18201508190365SND
2015-08-18201508190363SND
2015-08-18201508190361SND
2015-08-19201508200461SND
2015-08-19201508200460SND
2015-08-19201508200394SND
2015-08-24201508250636SND
2015-08-24201508250634SND
2015-08-24201508250638SND
2015-08-25201508260491SND
2015-08-25201508260489SND
2015-08-25201508260487SND
2015-08-31201509010798SND
2015-08-31201509010792SND
2015-08-31201509010790SND
2015-09-15201509170001SND
2016-08-15201608160726SND
2016-11-14201611160561SND
2017-02-13201702151014SND
2017-05-23201705250595SND
2017-08-08201708100779SND
2018-03-26201803281193SND
2018-05-02201805040307SND
2018-08-20201808230003SND
2018-08-27201808300493SND
2018-08-27201808290858SND
2018-11-06201811080987SND
2019-02-05201902070769SND
2019-02-05201902070759SND
2019-05-21201905230550SND
2019-07-01201907020492SND
2019-08-27201908290464SND
2019-08-28201908300219SND
2019-11-12201911140395SND