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Dinoseb

Greene County Regional Water System

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

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36

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND140ND
2015ND40ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND140ND
2018ND40ND
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
2014-04-148030-041414-E12SND
2014-04-148030-041414-E09SND
2014-05-128030-051214-E04SND
2014-05-128030-051214-E07SND
2014-05-198030-051914-E05SND
2014-05-198030-051914-E03SND
2014-06-118030-061114-E08SND
2014-07-088030-070814-E07SND
2014-07-088030-070814-E04SND
2014-07-088030-070814-E12SND
2014-07-118030-071114-E09SND
2014-07-118030-071114-E08SND
2014-07-118030-071114-E05SND
2014-08-078030-080714-E03SND
2015-06-11ND
2015-06-11ND
2015-08-11ND
2015-08-20ND
2017-04-118030-041117-E04SND
2017-04-118030-041117-E12SND
2017-04-118030-041117-E07SND
2017-04-128030-041217-E03SND
2017-04-128030-041217-E05SND
2017-04-128030-041217-E09SND
2017-05-188030-051817-E08SND
2017-08-288030-082817-E03SND
2017-08-288030-082817-E08SND
2017-08-288030-082817-E09SND
2017-08-308030-083017-E04SND
2017-08-308030-083017-E05SND
2017-08-318030-083117-E07SND
2017-08-318030-083117-E12SND
2018-06-048030-060418-E11SND
2018-06-228030-062218-E10SND
2018-08-088030-080818-E10SND
2018-08-158030-081518-E11SND