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Dinoseb

Southington Water Department

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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32

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND160ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND110ND
2019ND50ND

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
2014-06-25E406O95-1SOCND
2014-06-25E406O94-1SOCND
2014-06-25E406P03-1SOCND
2014-06-25E406P02-1SOCND
2014-06-25E406P01-1SOCND
2014-06-25E406P00-1SOCND
2014-06-25E406O97-1SOCND
2014-06-25E406O96-1SOCND
2014-08-06E408619-1SOCND
2014-08-06E408620-1SOCND
2014-08-06E408621-1SOCND
2014-08-06E408622-1SOCND
2014-08-06E408623-1SOCND
2014-08-06E408624-1SOCND
2014-08-06E408627-1SOCND
2014-08-06E408628-1SOCND
2018-02-14D8B1092-01SOCND
2018-05-15D8E1902-01SOCND
2018-05-17D8E1907-01SOCND
2018-05-17D8E1910-01SOCND
2018-05-17D8E1909-01SOCND
2018-05-17D8E1904-01SOCND
2018-05-17D8E1911-01SOCND
2018-08-16D8H2012-01SOCND
2018-09-04D8I0323-01SOCRND
2018-09-04D8I0323-02SOCRND
2018-11-14D8K1686-01SOCND
2019-01-30D9A2485-01SOCND
2019-02-13D9B1229-01SOCND
2019-08-14D9H1817-01SOCND
2019-09-04D9I0402-01SOCRND
2019-09-04D9I0402-02SOCRND