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Dinoseb

Birmingham Water Works Board

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

 

39

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
2014ND40ND
2015ND70ND
2016ND80ND
2017ND80ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND80ND

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
2014-02-1073802102014-2SND
2014-02-1073802102014-3SND
2014-02-1073802102014-4SND
2014-02-1073802102014-1SND
2015-02-1073802102015-12ND
2015-02-1073802102015-9ND
2015-02-1073802102015-10ND
2015-02-1073802102015-11ND
2015-11-0973811092015-29ND
2015-11-0973811092015-30ND
2015-11-0973811092015-31ND
2016-02-09738-020916-SOC-2ND
2016-02-09738-020916-SOC-1ND
2016-02-09738-020916-SOC-3ND
2016-02-09738-020916-SOC-4ND
2016-08-097380892016-2ND
2016-08-097380892016-4ND
2016-08-097380892016-3ND
2016-08-097380892016-1ND
2017-02-28738-022817-SOC-4ND
2017-02-28738-022817-SOC-1ND
2017-02-28738-022817-SOC-3ND
2017-02-28738-022817-SOC-2ND
2017-08-15738-081517-SOC-2ND
2017-08-15738-081517-SOC-3ND
2017-08-15738-081517-SOC-4ND
2017-08-15738-081517-SOC-1ND
2018-09-122018091216-004ND
2018-09-122018091216-001ND
2018-09-122018091216-003ND
2018-09-122018091216-002ND
2019-02-282019022813-016ND
2019-02-282019022813-014ND
2019-02-282019022813-015ND
2019-02-282019022813-013ND
2019-08-262019082712-001AND
2019-08-262019082712-004AND
2019-08-262019082712-003AND
2019-08-262019082712-002AND