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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Socorro Water System

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

 

13

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND10ND
2017ND40ND
2018N/A00N/A
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
2014-03-192014009387ND
2014-03-192014009385ND
2014-03-192014009388ND
2014-03-192014009389ND
2014-04-092014012069ND
2014-04-092014012070ND
2014-04-092014012071ND
2014-04-092014012068ND
2016-08-251608G20-001AND
2017-03-221703C17-005ND
2017-03-221703C16-005ND
2017-03-221703C14-005ND
2017-03-221703C15-005ND