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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Rolling Green First Addition

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
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND60ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND10ND
2018N/A00N/A
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

Date Lab ID Result
2015-06-0815F0520-01ND
2015-06-0815F0520-02ND
2015-08-1315H0974-01ND
2015-08-1315H0974-02ND
2015-11-0215K0134-02ND
2015-11-0215K0134-03ND
2016-03-143414153ND
2016-03-143414237ND
2017-10-0517J0338-01ND
2019-11-1919K0785-02ND