p-Dichlorobenzene
Wright-Patterson AFB Area A PWS
p-Dichlorobenzene is a carcinogenic insecticide used in mothballs, and added to deodorant blocks made for trash cans and toilets. Long-term exposure can cause liver damage and kidney problems.
Testing results - average by year
Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | ND | 12 | 0 | ND |
2015 | ND | 30 | 0 | ND |
2016 | ND | 35 | 0 | ND |
2017 | ND | 38 | 0 | ND |
2018 | ND | 40 | 0 | ND |
2019 | ND | 44 | 0 | ND |
ppb = parts per billion
State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines
EWG Health Guideline 6 ppb
The EWG Health Guideline of 6 ppb for p-dichlorobenzene was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against cancer.
EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 75 ppb
The legal limit for p-dichlorobenzene, established in 1987, was based on toxicity studies conducted in laboratory animals in the 1980s. This limit may not fully protect against the risk of cancer due to p-dichlorobenzene exposure.
ppb = parts per billion
All test results
Date | Lab ID | Result |
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2014-02-13 | 14B0607-01 | ND |
2014-02-13 | 14B0607-02 | ND |
2014-02-13 | 14B0607-03 | ND |
2014-02-13 | 14B0607-04 | ND |
2014-02-13 | 14B0607-05 | ND |
2014-02-13 | 14B0607-06 | ND |
2014-02-13 | 14B0607-07 | ND |
2014-02-13 | 14B0607-08 | ND |
2014-04-14 | 14D0736-01 | ND |
2014-04-14 | 14D0736-02 | ND |
2014-04-14 | 14D0736-03 | ND |
2014-04-14 | 14D0736-04 | ND |
2015-03-12 | 15C0761-01 | ND |
2015-03-12 | 15C0761-02 | ND |
2015-03-12 | 15C0761-03 | ND |
2015-03-12 | 15C0761-04 | ND |
2015-03-12 | 15C0761-05 | ND |
2015-03-12 | 15C0761-06 | ND |
2015-03-12 | 15C0761-07 | ND |
2015-03-12 | 15C0761-08 | ND |
2015-05-04 | 15E0182-01 | ND |
2015-05-04 | 15E0182-02 | ND |
2015-05-04 | 15E0182-03 | ND |
2015-05-04 | 15E0182-04 | ND |
2015-05-29 | 15E1693-05 | ND |
2015-05-29 | 15E1693-06 | ND |
2015-08-28 | 15H1588-01 | ND |
2015-08-28 | 15H1588-02 | ND |
2015-08-28 | 15H1588-03 | ND |
2015-08-28 | 15H1588-04 | ND |
2015-08-28 | 15H1588-05 | ND |
2015-08-28 | 15H1588-06 | ND |
2015-08-28 | 15H1588-07 | ND |
2015-08-28 | 15H1588-08 | ND |
2015-10-21 | 15J1242-01 | ND |
2015-10-21 | 15J1242-02 | ND |
2015-10-21 | 15J1242-03 | ND |
2015-10-21 | 15J1242-04 | ND |
2015-10-21 | 15J1242-05 | ND |
2015-10-21 | 15J1242-06 | ND |
2015-10-21 | 15J1242-07 | ND |
2015-10-21 | 15J1242-08 | ND |
2016-02-19 | 16B0982-01 | ND |
2016-02-19 | 16B0982-02 | ND |
2016-02-19 | 16B0982-03 | ND |
2016-02-19 | 16B0982-04 | ND |
2016-02-19 | 16B0982-05 | ND |
2016-02-19 | 16B0982-06 | ND |
2016-02-19 | 16B0982-07 | ND |
2016-02-19 | 16B0982-08 | ND |
2016-04-15 | 16D0969-01 | ND |
2016-04-15 | 16D0969-02 | ND |
2016-04-15 | 16D0969-03 | ND |
2016-04-15 | 16D0969-04 | ND |
2016-04-15 | 16D0969-05 | ND |
2016-04-15 | 16D0969-06 | ND |
2016-04-15 | 16D0969-07 | ND |
2016-04-15 | 16D0969-08 | ND |
2016-04-20 | 16D1332-01 | ND |
2016-04-20 | 16D1332-02 | ND |
2016-04-20 | 16D1332-03 | ND |
2016-04-20 | 16D1332-04 | ND |
2016-04-20 | 16D1332-01 | ND |
2016-04-20 | 16D1332-02 | ND |
2016-04-20 | 16D1332-03 | ND |
2016-04-20 | 16D1332-04 | ND |
2016-08-03 | 16H0438-01 | ND |
2016-08-03 | 16H0438-02 | ND |
2016-08-03 | 16H0438-03 | ND |
2016-08-03 | 16H0438-04 | ND |
2016-10-21 | 16J1337-01 | ND |
2016-10-21 | 16J1337-02 | ND |
2016-10-21 | 16J1337-03 | ND |
2016-10-21 | 16J1337-04 | ND |
2016-12-06 | 16L0488-01 | ND |
2016-12-06 | 16L0488-02 | ND |
2016-12-06 | 16L0488-03 | ND |
2017-01-19 | 17A0998-04 | ND |
2017-01-19 | 17A0998-05 | ND |
2017-01-19 | 17A0998-03 | ND |
2017-01-24 | 17A1170-01 | ND |
2017-01-24 | 17A1170-02 | ND |
2017-01-24 | 17A1170-03 | ND |
2017-01-24 | 17A1170-04 | ND |
2017-04-11 | 17D0725-01 | ND |
2017-04-11 | 17D0725-02 | ND |
2017-04-11 | 17D0725-03 | ND |
2017-05-03 | 17E0251-01 | ND |
2017-05-03 | 17E0251-02 | ND |
2017-05-03 | 17E0251-03 | ND |
2017-05-03 | 17E0251-04 | ND |
2017-06-19 | 17F1272-01 | ND |
2017-06-19 | 17F1272-02 | ND |
2017-06-19 | 17F1272-03 | ND |
2017-06-19 | 17F1272-04 | ND |
2017-06-19 | 17F1272-06 | ND |
2017-07-19 | 17G1085-01 | ND |
2017-07-19 | 17G1066-01 | ND |
2017-07-19 | 17G1082-01 | ND |
2017-07-19 | 17G1084-01 | ND |
2017-07-20 | 17G1212-01 | ND |
2017-07-20 | 17G1212-02 | ND |
2017-07-20 | 17G1212-03 | ND |
2017-07-20 | 17G1212-04 | ND |
2017-08-09 | 17H0675-01 | ND |
2017-10-06 | 17J0438-01 | ND |
2017-10-06 | 17J0442-01 | ND |
2017-10-06 | 17J0447-01 | ND |
2017-10-06 | 17J0441-01 | ND |
2017-10-27 | 17K0105-01 | ND |
2017-10-27 | 17K0105-02 | ND |
2017-10-27 | 17K0107-01 | ND |
2017-10-27 | 17K0107-02 | ND |
2017-10-27 | 17K0107-03 | ND |
2017-10-27 | 17K0107-04 | ND |
2018-01-19 | 18A1100-01 | ND |
2018-01-19 | 18A1098-01 | ND |
2018-01-19 | 18A1097-01 | ND |
2018-01-19 | 18A1099-01 | ND |
2018-01-26 | 18A1527-01 | ND |
2018-01-26 | 18A1527-02 | ND |
2018-01-26 | 18A1525-01 | ND |
2018-01-26 | 18A1525-02 | ND |
2018-01-26 | 18A1525-03 | ND |
2018-01-26 | 18A1525-04 | ND |
2018-04-20 | 18D1434-01 | ND |
2018-04-20 | 18D1428-01 | ND |
2018-04-20 | 18D1430-01 | ND |
2018-04-20 | 18D1431-01 | ND |
2018-04-23 | 18D1476-01 | ND |
2018-04-23 | 18D1476-02 | ND |
2018-04-23 | 18D1480-01 | ND |
2018-04-23 | 18D1480-02 | ND |
2018-04-23 | 18D1480-03 | ND |
2018-04-23 | 18D1480-04 | ND |
2018-07-19 | 18G1378-01 | ND |
2018-07-19 | 18G1379-01 | ND |
2018-07-19 | 18G1381-01 | ND |
2018-07-19 | 18G1382-01 | ND |
2018-07-23 | 18G1593-01 | ND |
2018-07-23 | 18G1593-02 | ND |
2018-07-23 | 18G1592-01 | ND |
2018-07-23 | 18G1592-02 | ND |
2018-07-23 | 18G1592-03 | ND |
2018-07-23 | 18G1592-04 | ND |
2018-10-17 | 18J1240-01 | ND |
2018-10-17 | 18J1244-01 | ND |
2018-10-17 | 18J1246-01 | ND |
2018-10-17 | 18J1242-01 | ND |
2018-10-23 | 18J1673-01 | ND |
2018-10-23 | 18J1673-02 | ND |
2018-10-23 | 18J1671-01 | ND |
2018-10-23 | 18J1671-02 | ND |
2018-10-23 | 18J1671-03 | ND |
2018-10-23 | 18J1671-04 | ND |
2019-01-02 | 19-10346-05 | ND |
2019-01-02 | 19-10346-15 | ND |
2019-01-02 | 19-10346-16 | ND |
2019-01-02 | 19-10346-02 | ND |
2019-01-02 | M19-10346-03 | ND |
2019-01-02 | M19-10346-04 | ND |
2019-01-02 | M19-10346-06 | ND |
2019-01-02 | M19-10346-07 | ND |
2019-01-02 | 19-10346-08 | ND |
2019-01-02 | 19-10346-01 | ND |
2019-01-23 | 19-11717-01 | ND |
2019-01-23 | 19-11717-02 | ND |
2019-01-23 | 19-11717-03 | ND |
2019-01-23 | 19-11717-04 | ND |
2019-04-03 | 19-16763-02 | ND |
2019-04-03 | 19-16763-04 | ND |
2019-04-03 | 19-16763-08 | ND |
2019-04-03 | 19-16763-10 | ND |
2019-04-03 | 19-16763-12 | ND |
2019-04-03 | 19-16763-13 | ND |
2019-04-03 | 19-16763-15 | ND |
2019-04-03 | 19-16763-16 | ND |
2019-04-03 | 19-16763-11 | ND |
2019-04-03 | 19-16763-09 | ND |
2019-07-03 | 5217685001 | ND |
2019-07-03 | 5217685005 | ND |
2019-07-03 | 5217685006 | ND |
2019-07-03 | 5217685002 | ND |
2019-07-03 | 5217685003 | ND |
2019-07-03 | 5217685004 | ND |
2019-08-07 | 5220196001 | ND |
2019-08-07 | 5220196002 | ND |
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2019-10-02 | 5224523001 | ND |
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2019-10-02 | 5224523003 | ND |
2019-10-02 | 5224523004 | ND |
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2019-10-03 | 5224839001 | ND |
2019-10-03 | 5224840001 | ND |
2019-10-03 | 5224840002 | ND |
2019-10-03 | 5224841001 | ND |
2019-10-03 | 5224838001 | ND |