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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

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

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND60ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
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
2014-01-22C14-01-0094AND
2014-01-22C14-01-0095AND
2014-04-01C14-04-0079AND
2014-04-01C14-04-0080AND
2014-09-29201409300482ND
2014-11-13201411140476ND
2017-03-14ND
2017-06-05ND
2018-06-18C18-06-0133AND
2018-09-24C18-09-0305AND