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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Hilltop Ridge Apartments Phase Two

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

 

18

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
2015ND60ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND60ND
2018ND60ND
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
2015-12-08312747RS28-1504ND
2015-12-08312748RS28-1504ND
2015-12-08312749RS28-1504ND
2015-12-08312750RS28-1504ND
2015-12-08312751RS28-1504ND
2015-12-08312746RS28-1504ND
2017-10-263807929-04ND
2017-10-263807929-06ND
2017-10-263807929-05ND
2017-10-263807917-03ND
2017-10-263807917-02ND
2017-10-263807917-01ND
2018-10-263807917-2843ND
2018-10-263807917-2845ND
2018-10-263807917-2847ND
2018-10-263807929-2821ND
2018-10-263807929-2829ND
2018-10-263807929-2831ND