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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Eunice Water System (LAWCO)

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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22

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
2014ND60ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND20ND
2017ND60ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND60ND

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
2014-02-10AD88952ND
2014-02-10AD88950ND
2014-02-10AD88952ND
2014-02-10AD88951ND
2014-02-10AD88950ND
2014-02-10AD88951ND
2016-02-2235231312003ND
2016-02-2235231312003ND
2017-02-0635293758004ND
2017-02-0635293758005ND
2017-02-0635293758003ND
2017-02-0635293758005ND
2017-02-0635293758003ND
2017-02-0635293758004ND
2018-09-2435420588001ND
2018-09-2435420588001ND
2019-04-2235464160001ND
2019-04-2235464160003ND
2019-04-2235464160002ND
2019-04-2235464160001ND
2019-04-2235464160003ND
2019-04-2235464160002ND