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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Magnolia Waterworks

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

 

15

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
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND60ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND90ND
2019N/A00N/A

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
2015-01-0515008007502ND
2015-01-0515008007602ND
2015-01-0515008007402ND
2015-05-1915141010901ND
2015-05-1915141011001ND
2015-05-1915141010401ND
2018-01-0218004005302ND
2018-01-0218004005402ND
2018-01-0218004004202ND
2018-04-0318095001901ND
2018-04-0318095002801ND
2018-04-0318095002701ND
2018-07-0318186007202ND
2018-07-0318186008102ND
2018-07-0318186008002ND