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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Ethylbenzene

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Ethylbenzene, a component of petroleum, is a volatile cancer-causing chemical primarily used for production of plastics and rubber. Ethylbenzene is also released from gasoline fuel emissions. Read More.

In animal studies, exposure to ethylbenzene causes tumors. Ethylbenzene can also damage lungs, liver, kidneys and the nervous system. The International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies ethylbenzene as “possibly carcinogenic to humans.”

 

28

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND60ND
2018ND60ND
2019ND80ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 300 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 300 ppb for ethylbenzene 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 harm to internal organs.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 700 ppb

The legal limit for ethylbenzene, established in 1991, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1950s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-04-031080094001ND
2014-04-031080094002ND
2015-02-0612388724ND
2015-02-0612388757ND
2015-04-2212868334ND
2015-04-2212868335ND
2016-08-1714890313ND
2016-08-1714890340ND
2017-03-3015780775ND
2017-03-3015780796ND
2017-09-0616711760ND
2017-09-0616711781ND
2017-12-0817147511ND
2017-12-0817147574ND
2018-04-258041588-02ND
2018-04-258041588-01ND
2018-07-308081042-01ND
2018-07-308081042-02ND
2018-10-038101597-01ND
2018-10-038101597-02ND
2019-02-069015278-01ND
2019-02-069015278-02ND
2019-04-039041628-01ND
2019-04-039041628-02ND
2019-08-079071786-01ND
2019-08-079071786-02ND
2019-12-049121339-02ND
2019-12-049121339-01ND