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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Fairview Union Water System

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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36

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND60ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND80ND
2017ND80ND
2018ND40ND
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
2014-04-14AD90605ND
2014-04-14AD90605ND
2014-05-07AD91345ND
2014-05-07AD91345ND
2014-06-11AD92200ND
2014-06-11AD92200ND
2015-03-0935178883001ND
2015-03-0935178883001ND
2015-10-1235211703001ND
2015-10-1235211703001ND
2016-03-2835236604007ND
2016-03-2835236604007ND
2016-04-1235239164008ND
2016-04-1235239164008ND
2016-06-1335250073010ND
2016-06-1335250073010ND
2016-11-2135279123006ND
2016-11-2135279123006ND
2017-03-2935303649005ND
2017-03-2935303649005ND
2017-04-1035306447002ND
2017-04-1035306447002ND
2017-06-0935318513012ND
2017-06-0935318513012ND
2017-10-2335344154001ND
2017-10-2335344154001ND
2018-01-2235370033001ND
2018-01-2235370033001ND
2018-07-3135408507001ND
2018-07-3135408507001ND
2019-02-2535450972001ND
2019-02-2535450972001ND
2019-08-2635493338001ND
2019-08-2635493338001ND
2019-09-2535500914001ND
2019-09-2535500914001ND