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Status: Unregulated - EPA has not established a maximum legal limit in tapwater for this contaminant.

Aniline is used to make a wide variety of products such as polyurethane foam, agricultural chemicals, synthetic dyes, antioxidants, herbicides, varnishes and explosives; it is also used as a stabilizer for the rubber industry. Potential health impacts associated with Aniline include cancer, cardiovascular or blood toxicity, developmental toxicity, gastrointestinal or liver toxicity, kidney toxicity, neurotoxicity, respiratory toxicity, and skin sensitivity.

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An Environmental Working Group analysis of Aniline tests reported by 3,940 public water suppliers in 2 states shows that between 1998 and 2003, 47 thousand people in 17 communities drank water contaminated with Aniline. No health-based limit has been established by the federal government.Aniline remains unregulated in tap water, without a maximum legal limit.

Exposure Summary

47,332 People drinking water contaminated with Aniline 17 Communities served water contaminated with Aniline

Table. Aniline Exposure by State

47 thousand Americans in 1 states were served tap water contaminated with Aniline between 1998 and 2003.

State	Water suppliers with Aniline contamination
	Systems	Population
Texas	17	47,332
Total	17	47,332

Table. The most polluted communities

47,000 Americans in 17 communities were served tap water contaminated with Aniline between 1998 and 2003

Ranked by highest average Aniline level

Rank	System	Population Served	Positive test results of total reported tests	Average Level (Range)
1	Wilderness Cove MARBLE FALLS, TX	0	1 of 1	10.7 ppb (10.7 to 10.7 ppb)
2	City of Sulphur Springs Water Sulphur Springs, TX	18,648	1 of 15	1.2 ppb (0 to 18 ppb)
3	Orangefield Water Supply Commission Orangefield, TX	3,618	1 of 2	0.65 ppb (0 to 1.3 ppb)
4	Pine Hill Chapman Water Supply Commissio Henderson, TX	495	1 of 7	0.46 ppb (0 to 3.2 ppb)
5	City of Tenaha Tenaha, TX	1,878	1 of 6	0.38 ppb (0 to 2.3 ppb)
6	Lcra Upper Highland Lakes Water System Austin, TX	1,050	2 of 6	0.38 ppb (0 to 1.3 ppb)
7	Paradise Point Water Supply Co Austin, TX	300	2 of 6	0.37 ppb (0 to 1.1 ppb)
8	City of Henrietta Henrietta, TX	4,713	1 of 7	0.31 ppb (0 to 2.2 ppb)
9	City of Nocona Nocona, TX	3,198	1 of 7	0.31 ppb (0 to 2.2 ppb)
10	Ellinger Water Supply Commission Ellinger, TX	300	1 of 2	0.3 ppb (0 to 0.6 ppb)

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Testing Summary for Aniline

Water suppliers report an average of 0.6 Aniline tests per year. 35,811 water suppliers failed to report any Aniline tests at all.

Are tests routinely required for Aniline by federal law? No Water suppliers reporting tests for Aniline (1998-2003): 3,940 of 39,751 Average testing rate for water supplier reporting tests (1998-2003): 0.6 per year

Aniline Violations

Because Aniline is unregulated in tap water, no violations are recorded in EPA's violations database, the Safe Drinking Water Information System. Under the federal tap water law, water suppliers are not required to routinely test for Aniline, and any level is legal in tap water.