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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

City of Mount Holly

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

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND20ND
2017ND50ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND30ND

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
2016-07-1492305344004SOCND
2016-10-0692315311004SOCND
2017-01-1092325982003SOCND
2017-04-0692336428003SOCND
2017-07-1392347613003SOCND
2017-08-0992351086008SOCND
2017-10-0592358187004SOCND
2018-09-0692398590004SOC ND
2019-07-1037729_19-29339 ND
2019-08-1437729_19-35490 ND
2019-10-1492449660001_1271ND