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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Dinoseb

Breezy Hill WD

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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39

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND40ND
2015ND160ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND30ND
2018ND130ND
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
2014-01-08AD34134ND
2014-04-08AD38188ND
2014-08-13AD43964ND
2014-10-22AD47073ND
2015-02-11AD51431ND
2015-02-11AD51432ND
2015-02-11AD51435ND
2015-02-11AD51437ND
2015-04-08AD53966ND
2015-04-08AD53971ND
2015-04-08AD53969ND
2015-04-08AD53951ND
2015-04-08AD53949ND
2015-04-08AD53943ND
2015-07-15AD58288ND
2015-07-15AD58291ND
2015-07-15AD58294ND
2015-07-15AD58300ND
2015-07-15AD58302ND
2015-11-03AD64927ND
2016-02-03AD70130ND
2016-04-06AD73811ND
2017-03-08AD90840ND
2017-06-13AD95883ND
2017-10-24AE02465ND
2018-02-28AE08441ND
2018-02-28AE08439ND
2018-02-28AE08431ND
2018-02-28AE08417ND
2018-02-28AE08415ND
2018-02-28AE08397ND
2018-02-28AE08403ND
2018-03-06AE08910ND
2018-03-06AE08908ND
2018-03-06AE08896ND
2018-03-06AE08912ND
2018-03-06AE08894ND
2018-03-06AE08892ND
2019-01-09AE23798ND