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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Kenilworth

NOTE: Kenilworth purchases water from Wilmette which is required to test for dinoseb. Sample information shown below was taken by Wilmette.

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

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND

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

NOTE: Kenilworth purchases water from Wilmette which is required to test for dinoseb. Sample information shown below was taken by Wilmette.

Date Lab ID Result
2014-04-214043723-01ND
2015-04-205043660-01RE1ND
2016-04-186043501-02ND
2017-04-177042646-01ND
2018-04-168042855-01ND
2019-04-159043395-01ND