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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Ethylbenzene

Ambler Boro Water Dept

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.”

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152

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
20140.0649 ppb392ND - 1.70 ppb
2015ND180ND
2016ND390ND
2017ND230ND
2018ND170ND
2019ND160ND

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
2014-01-291069845001ND
2014-01-291069845002ND
2014-01-291069845003ND
2014-01-291069845004ND
2014-01-291069845005ND
2014-01-291069845006ND
2014-01-291069845007ND
2014-01-291069845008ND
2014-01-291069845009ND
2014-01-291069845010ND
2014-06-112012509001ND
2014-06-1120125090021.70 ppb
2014-06-112012509003ND
2014-06-112012509004ND
2014-06-1120125090060.830 ppb
2014-06-112012509007ND
2014-06-252014679001ND
2014-06-252014679002ND
2014-06-252014679003ND
2014-09-172030028001ND
2014-09-172030028002ND
2014-09-172030028003ND
2014-09-172030028004ND
2014-09-172030028005ND
2014-09-172030028006ND
2014-09-172030028007ND
2014-09-172030028008ND
2014-09-172030028009ND
2014-09-172030028010ND
2014-10-292037428001ND
2014-10-292037428002ND
2014-10-292037428003ND
2014-10-292037428004ND
2014-10-292037428005ND
2014-10-292037428006ND
2014-10-292037428007ND
2014-10-292037428008ND
2014-10-292037428009ND
2014-10-292037428010ND
2015-02-2512400305ND
2015-04-0812631281ND
2015-06-2412880558ND
2015-06-2412880579ND
2015-06-2412880600ND
2015-06-2412880621ND
2015-06-2412880642ND
2015-06-2412880663ND
2015-06-2412880684ND
2015-06-2412880705ND
2015-06-2412880726ND
2015-06-2412880747ND
2015-07-2913011024ND
2015-09-3013263527ND
2015-10-1413387756ND
2015-12-0213512964ND
2015-12-3113631974ND
2015-12-3113631995ND
2016-03-2313984572ND
2016-03-2313984551ND
2016-03-2313984530ND
2016-03-3013984593ND
2016-03-3013984614ND
2016-03-3013984635ND
2016-03-3013984656ND
2016-03-3013984677ND
2016-05-1214249386ND
2016-05-1214249407ND
2016-06-2214404041ND
2016-06-2214404062ND
2016-06-2214404083ND
2016-06-2214404104ND
2016-06-2214404125ND
2016-06-2214404146ND
2016-06-2214404167ND
2016-06-2214404188ND
2016-06-2214404209ND
2016-08-1714733663ND
2016-08-1714733684ND
2016-08-1714733705ND
2016-08-1714733726ND
2016-08-1714733747ND
2016-08-1714733768ND
2016-08-1714733789ND
2016-08-1714733810ND
2016-08-1714733831ND
2016-08-1714733852ND
2016-11-3015224677ND
2016-11-3015224698ND
2016-11-3015224719ND
2016-11-3015224740ND
2016-11-3015224761ND
2016-11-3015224782ND
2016-11-3015224803ND
2016-11-3015224824ND
2016-11-3015224845ND
2016-11-3015224866ND
2017-02-0815653681ND
2017-02-0815653702ND
2017-02-0815653723ND
2017-02-0815653744ND
2017-02-0815653765ND
2017-02-0815653786ND
2017-02-0815653807ND
2017-02-0815653828ND
2017-02-0815653870ND
2017-05-2416092649ND
2017-05-2416092670ND
2017-05-2416092691ND
2017-05-2416092712ND
2017-05-2416092733ND
2017-05-2416092754ND
2017-05-2416092775ND
2017-05-2416092796ND
2017-05-2416092817ND
2017-05-2416092838ND
2017-08-3016564004ND
2017-08-3016563983ND
2017-10-1816878466ND
2017-10-1816878445ND
2018-01-172289928001ND
2018-01-172289928002ND
2018-04-188010781-01ND
2018-04-188010781-02ND
2018-07-188075158-01ND
2018-07-188075158-03ND
2018-07-188075158-05ND
2018-07-188075158-07ND
2018-07-188075158-09ND
2018-07-188075158-11ND
2018-07-188075158-13ND
2018-07-188075158-15ND
2018-07-188075158-17ND
2018-08-298025873-01ND
2018-10-312347828001ND
2018-10-312347828003ND
2018-11-283003466001ND
2019-06-273042701001ND
2019-06-273042701003ND
2019-06-273042701005ND
2019-09-113057541001ND
2019-09-113057541003ND
2019-09-113057541005ND
2019-09-113057541007ND
2019-09-113057541009ND
2019-09-113057541011ND
2019-09-113057541013ND
2019-09-113057541015ND
2019-09-113057541017ND
2019-09-113057541019ND
2019-11-203071675001ND
2019-11-203071675003ND
2019-11-203071675005ND