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Styrene

Wooster City PWS

Styrene is a volatile cancer-causing chemical used for manufacturing Styrofoam (polystyrene) and other plastics. Releases from industrial production sites and hazardous waste landfills cause styrene contamination in drinking water. Read More.

In addition to increasing the risk of cancer, styrene can also damage the liver and the nervous system. California set a public health goal for styrene in drinking water at 0.5 parts per billion. The federal Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) allows up to 100 parts per billion of styrene in water, which is 200 times more than the California recommended level.

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501

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND760ND
2015ND520ND
2016ND790ND
2017ND1010ND
2018ND1160ND
2019ND770ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.5 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.5 ppb for styrene 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) 100 ppb

The legal limit for styrene, established in 1991, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1970s. This limit may not fully protect against the risk of cancer due to styrene exposure.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-0614-10177-02ND
2014-01-0614-10177-04ND
2014-01-0614-10177-01ND
2014-01-2014-10850-04ND
2014-01-2114-10850-01ND
2014-01-2114-10850-02ND
2014-01-2715-10992-01ND
2014-01-2715-10992-03ND
2014-02-0314-11322-01ND
2014-02-0314-11322-02ND
2014-02-0314-11322-04ND
2014-02-1814-12047-01ND
2014-02-1814-12047-02ND
2014-02-1814-12047-04ND
2014-03-0414-12701-01ND
2014-03-0414-12701-02ND
2014-03-0414-12701-04ND
2014-03-1714-13230-01ND
2014-03-1714-13230-02ND
2014-03-1714-13230-04ND
2014-03-2715-13882-01ND
2014-03-2715-13882-02ND
2014-03-3114-13797-01ND
2014-04-0814-14330-01ND
2014-04-0814-14330-02ND
2014-04-0814-14330-04ND
2014-04-2114-14845-01ND
2014-04-2114-14845-02ND
2014-04-2114-14845-04ND
2014-05-0514-15363-01ND
2014-05-0514-15363-02ND
2014-05-0514-15363-04ND
2014-05-1914-16185-01ND
2014-05-1914-16185-02ND
2014-05-1914-16185-04ND
2014-06-0214-16784-01ND
2014-06-0214-16784-02ND
2014-06-0214-16784-04ND
2014-06-0514-17066-01BND
2014-06-1614-17784-01ND
2014-06-1614-17784-02ND
2014-06-1614-17784-04ND
2014-07-0714-18843-01ND
2014-07-0714-18843-02ND
2014-07-0714-18843-04ND
2014-07-2114-19597-01ND
2014-07-2114-19597-02ND
2014-07-2114-19597-04ND
2014-08-0414-20168-01ND
2014-08-0414-20168-02ND
2014-08-0414-20168-04ND
2014-08-1814-21161-02ND
2014-08-1814-21161-04ND
2014-08-1814-21161-01ND
2014-09-0214-22161-02ND
2014-09-0214-22161-04ND
2014-09-0214-22161-01ND
2014-09-1514-22734-01ND
2014-09-1514-22734-02ND
2014-09-1514-22734-04ND
2014-09-2914-23490-08ND
2014-10-0614-23846-01ND
2014-10-0614-23846-02ND
2014-10-0614-23846-04ND
2014-10-2014-24470-01ND
2014-10-2014-24470-02ND
2014-10-2014-24470-04ND
2014-11-0314-25093-01ND
2014-11-0314-25093-04ND
2014-11-1914-26103-01ND
2014-11-1914-26103-02ND
2014-11-1914-26103-04ND
2014-12-0114-26317-01ND
2014-12-0114-26317-04ND
2014-12-1514-27143-01ND
2014-12-1514-27143-03ND
2015-01-0515-10107-01ND
2015-01-0515-10107-04ND
2015-01-2715-10992-04ND
2015-02-0215-11245-01ND
2015-02-0215-11245-04ND
2015-02-0215-11245-10ND
2015-02-1815-12030-01ND
2015-02-1815-12030-02ND
2015-02-1815-12030-03ND
2015-02-1815-12030-04ND
2015-03-0315-12630-01ND
2015-03-0315-12630-02ND
2015-03-0315-12630-04ND
2015-04-0715-14433-01ND
2015-04-0715-14433-08ND
2015-04-2015-15002-01ND
2015-04-2015-15002-02ND
2015-05-0415-15572-01ND
2015-05-0415-15572-05ND
2015-05-1915-16611-01ND
2015-05-1915-16611-02ND
2015-06-0215-17380-01BND
2015-06-0415-17644-01ND
2015-06-0415-17644-08ND
2015-06-0415-17644-09ND
2015-06-0415-17644-10ND
2015-06-1615-18136-01ND
2015-06-1615-18136-03ND
2015-06-1615-18136-04ND
2015-07-2815-20830-09ND
2015-07-2815-20830-10ND
2015-08-0315-20830-01ND
2015-08-0315-20830-02ND
2015-09-1115-23464-09ND
2015-09-1115-23464-10ND
2015-09-2115-23858-07ND
2015-09-2115-23858-08ND
2015-10-0615-24786-01ND
2015-10-0615-24786-02ND
2015-10-2615-25701-09ND
2015-10-2615-25701-10ND
2015-11-0215-26099-01ND
2015-11-0215-26099-02ND
2015-11-1615-26902-01ND
2015-12-0915-28148-02ND
2015-12-0915-28148-03ND
2015-12-0915-28148-04ND
2015-12-0915-28148-01ND
2015-12-2215-28861-01ND
2015-12-2215-28861-04ND
2015-12-2215-28861-02ND
2015-12-2215-28861-03ND
2016-01-0416-10078-02ND
2016-01-0416-10078-09ND
2016-01-0416-10078-10ND
2016-01-0416-10078-01ND
2016-01-2116-11139-01ND
2016-01-2116-11139-02ND
2016-01-2116-11139-03ND
2016-01-2116-11139-04ND
2016-02-0116-11412-02ND
2016-02-0116-11412-09ND
2016-02-0116-11412-10ND
2016-02-0116-11412-01ND
2016-02-1716-12383-01ND
2016-02-1716-12383-02ND
2016-02-1716-12383-03ND
2016-02-1716-12383-04ND
2016-03-0716-13339-01ND
2016-03-0716-13339-02ND
2016-03-0716-13339-08ND
2016-03-0716-13339-09ND
2016-03-2216-14270-01ND
2016-03-2216-14270-02ND
2016-03-2216-14270-03ND
2016-03-2216-14270-04ND
2016-04-0516-14931-01ND
2016-04-0516-14931-02ND
2016-04-0516-14931-09ND
2016-04-0516-14931-10ND
2016-04-1816-15516-01ND
2016-04-1816-15516-02ND
2016-04-1816-15516-03ND
2016-04-1816-15516-04ND
2016-05-0316-16509-02ND
2016-05-0316-16509-09ND
2016-05-0316-16509-10ND
2016-05-0316-16509-01ND
2016-05-2016-17445-01ND
2016-05-2016-17445-02ND
2016-06-0216-17889-01BND
2016-06-2116-19726-01ND
2016-06-2116-19726-02ND
2016-07-0616-20337-01ND
2016-07-0616-20337-02ND
2016-07-1816-21042-01ND
2016-07-1816-21042-02ND
2016-08-0916-22923-01ND
2016-08-0916-22923-02ND
2016-08-2216-23723-01ND
2016-08-2216-23723-02ND
2016-09-1216-25366-01ND
2016-09-1216-25366-02ND
2016-09-2616-26069-01ND
2016-09-2616-26069-02ND
2016-09-2616-26069-03ND
2016-09-2616-26069-04ND
2016-10-0316-26620-01ND
2016-10-0316-26620-02ND
2016-10-0316-26620-09ND
2016-10-0316-26620-10ND
2016-10-1716-27563-01ND
2016-10-1716-27563-02ND
2016-10-1716-27563-03ND
2016-10-1716-27563-04ND
2016-11-0816-29132-01ND
2016-11-0816-29132-02ND
2016-11-0816-29132-09ND
2016-11-0816-29132-10ND
2016-11-2216-29924-01ND
2016-11-2216-29924-03ND
2016-11-2216-29924-04ND
2016-11-2216-29924-02ND
2016-12-0616-31009-02ND
2016-12-0616-31009-09ND
2016-12-0616-31009-10ND
2016-12-0616-31009-01ND
2016-12-2016-31575-01ND
2016-12-2016-31575-03ND
2016-12-2016-31575-04ND
2016-12-2016-31575-02ND
2017-01-0317-10296-09ND
2017-01-0317-10296-10ND
2017-01-0317-10296-02ND
2017-01-0317-10296-01ND
2017-01-1217-10962-02ND
2017-01-1717-11144-03ND
2017-01-1717-11144-04ND
2017-01-1717-11144-01ND
2017-01-1717-11144-02ND
2017-02-0717-12367-03ND
2017-02-0717-12367-04ND
2017-02-0717-12367-02ND
2017-02-0717-12367-01ND
2017-02-2117-13257-03ND
2017-02-2117-13257-04ND
2017-02-2117-13257-01ND
2017-02-2117-13257-02ND
2017-03-0717-14220-09ND
2017-03-0717-14220-10ND
2017-03-0717-14220-02ND
2017-03-0717-14220-01ND
2017-03-2117-15007-03ND
2017-03-2117-15007-04ND
2017-03-2117-15007-01ND
2017-03-2117-15007-02ND
2017-04-0417-15918-01ND
2017-04-0417-15917-09ND
2017-04-0417-15917-10ND
2017-04-0417-15917-02ND
2017-04-0417-15917-01ND
2017-04-1817-16840-03ND
2017-04-1817-16840-04ND
2017-04-1817-16840-01ND
2017-04-1817-16840-02ND
2017-05-0217-17804-03ND
2017-05-0217-17804-04ND
2017-05-0217-17804-01ND
2017-05-0217-17804-02ND
2017-05-1617-18726-09ND
2017-05-1617-18726-10ND
2017-05-1617-18726-02ND
2017-05-1617-18726-01ND
2017-06-0617-20185-03ND
2017-06-0617-20185-04ND
2017-06-0617-20185-01ND
2017-06-0617-20185-02ND
2017-06-2017-21236-09ND
2017-06-2017-21236-10ND
2017-06-2017-21236-02ND
2017-06-2017-21236-01ND
2017-07-0517-22138-01ND
2017-07-0517-22139-03ND
2017-07-0517-22139-04ND
2017-07-0517-22139-01ND
2017-07-0517-22139-02ND
2017-07-1817-23389-09ND
2017-07-1817-23389-10ND
2017-07-1817-23389-02ND
2017-07-1817-23389-01ND
2017-07-1817-23389-11ND
2017-08-0117-24476-09ND
2017-08-0117-24476-10ND
2017-08-0117-24476-01ND
2017-08-0117-24476-02ND
2017-08-1517-25727-03ND
2017-08-1517-25727-04ND
2017-08-1517-25727-02ND
2017-08-1517-25727-01ND
2017-09-0517-27238-09ND
2017-09-0517-27238-10ND
2017-09-0517-27238-01ND
2017-09-0517-27238-02ND
2017-09-19M17-28027-03ND
2017-09-19M17-28027-04ND
2017-09-19M17-28027-02ND
2017-09-19M17-28027-01ND
2017-10-0317-29860-09ND
2017-10-0317-29860-10ND
2017-10-0317-29860-01ND
2017-10-0317-29860-02ND
2017-10-1217-29857-01ND
2017-10-1717-30323-03ND
2017-10-1717-30323-04ND
2017-10-1717-30323-02ND
2017-10-1717-30323-01ND
2017-11-0717-31770-09ND
2017-11-0717-31770-10ND
2017-11-0717-31770-02ND
2017-11-0717-31770-01ND
2017-11-2117-32423-03ND
2017-11-2117-32423-04ND
2017-11-2117-32423-01ND
2017-11-2117-32423-02ND
2017-12-0517-33461-09ND
2017-12-0517-33461-10ND
2017-12-0517-33461-02ND
2017-12-0517-33461-01ND
2017-12-1917-34412-03ND
2017-12-1917-34412-04ND
2017-12-1917-34412-01ND
2017-12-1917-34412-02ND
2018-01-0218-10524-03ND
2018-01-0218-10524-04ND
2018-01-0218-10524-01ND
2018-01-0218-10524-02ND
2018-01-0418-10525-01ND
2018-01-1618-11188-09ND
2018-01-1618-11188-10ND
2018-01-1618-11188-01ND
2018-01-1618-11188-02ND
2018-02-06M18-12310-04ND
2018-02-06M18-12310-03ND
2018-02-06M18-12310-01ND
2018-02-06M18-12310-02ND
2018-02-2018-13234-09ND
2018-02-2018-13234-10ND
2018-02-2018-13234-01ND
2018-02-2018-13234-02ND
2018-03-0618-14256-09ND
2018-03-0618-14256-10ND
2018-03-0618-14256-01ND
2018-03-0618-14256-02ND
2018-03-1919-15620-03ND
2018-03-1919-15620-04ND
2018-03-1919-15620-01ND
2018-03-1919-15620-02ND
2018-03-2018-15303-03ND
2018-03-2018-15303-04ND
2018-03-2018-15303-01ND
2018-03-2018-15303-02ND
2018-04-0318-16163-07ND
2018-04-0318-16163-08ND
2018-04-0318-16163-02ND
2018-04-0318-16163-01ND
2018-04-1018-16743-01ND
2018-04-1718-17208-03ND
2018-04-1718-17208-04ND
2018-04-1718-17208-01ND
2018-04-1718-17208-02ND
2018-05-0118-18170-03ND
2018-05-0118-18170-04ND
2018-05-0118-18170-01ND
2018-05-0118-18170-02ND
2018-05-0218-18170-05ND
2018-05-1518-19421-09ND
2018-05-1518-19421-10ND
2018-05-1518-19421-01ND
2018-05-1518-19421-02ND
2018-06-0518-21139-09ND
2018-06-0518-21139-10ND
2018-06-0518-21139-02ND
2018-06-0518-20695-01ND
2018-06-0518-20695-02ND
2018-06-0618-21139-01ND
2018-06-1918-22519-03ND
2018-06-1918-22519-04ND
2018-06-1918-22519-01ND
2018-06-1918-22519-02ND
2018-06-1918-22519-05ND
2018-06-1918-22519-06ND
2018-07-0218-23656-03ND
2018-07-0218-23656-04ND
2018-07-0218-23656-02ND
2018-07-0218-23656-01ND
2018-07-1618-24976-09ND
2018-07-1618-24976-10ND
2018-07-1618-24976-01ND
2018-07-1618-24976-02ND
2018-07-1718-24963-01ND
2018-08-0318-26828-01ND
2018-08-0618-26830-09ND
2018-08-0618-26830-10ND
2018-08-0618-26830-02ND
2018-08-0618-26830-01ND
2018-08-0618-26830-12ND
2018-08-2118-28304-03ND
2018-08-2118-28304-04ND
2018-08-2118-28304-01ND
2018-08-2118-28304-02ND
2018-08-2118-28304-05ND
2018-09-0418-29177-03ND
2018-09-0418-29177-04ND
2018-09-0418-29177-01ND
2018-09-0418-29177-02ND
2018-09-1818-30550-07ND
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2018-09-18M18-30550-01ND
2018-09-1818-30550-02ND
2018-10-0218-31780-03ND
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2018-10-0218-31780-01ND
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2018-10-0218-31780-05ND
2018-10-0418-31779-01ND
2018-10-1618-32921-08ND
2018-10-1618-32921-09ND
2018-10-1618-32921-02ND
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2018-10-1618-32921-03ND
2018-11-0618-34554-07ND
2018-11-0618-34554-08ND
2018-11-0618-34554-01ND
2018-11-0618-34554-02ND
2018-11-2018-35616-03ND
2018-11-2018-35616-04ND
2018-11-2018-35616-01ND
2018-11-2018-35616-02ND
2018-12-0418-36480-08ND
2018-12-0418-36480-09ND
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2018-12-0418-36480-01ND
2018-12-0418-36480-03ND
2018-12-1818-37604-03ND
2018-12-1818-37604-04ND
2018-12-1818-37604-01ND
2018-12-1818-37604-02ND
2018-12-1818-37604-05ND
2019-01-0319-10537-09ND
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2019-01-0319-10537-02ND
2019-01-0319-10537-01ND
2019-01-1019-11342-01ND
2019-01-1719-11706-03ND
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