o-toluidine

City of Merced

The synthetic chemical o-toluidine is used to manufacture pesticides, dyes and other industrial chemicals. The International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified o-toluidine as carcinogenic to humans, and it may also harm the nervous system, kidneys and bladder.

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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2014	N/A	0	0	N/A
2015	N/A	0	0	N/A
2016	N/A	0	0	N/A
2017	N/A	0	0	N/A
2018	0.00195 ppb	39	3	ND - 0.0340 ppb
2019	ND	1	0	ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date	Lab ID	Result
2018-05-14	A8D2533-09	ND
2018-05-14	A8D2533-17	ND
2018-05-14	A8D2533-16	ND
2018-05-14	A8D2533-15	ND
2018-05-14	A8D2533-18	ND
2018-05-14	A8D2533-14	ND
2018-05-14	A8D2533-10	ND
2018-05-14	A8D2533-07	ND
2018-05-14	A8D2533-01	0.0220 ppb
2018-05-14	A8D2533-03	0.0200 ppb
2018-05-15	A8D2533-20	ND
2018-05-15	A8D2533-02	0.0340 ppb
2018-05-15	A8D2533-19	ND
2018-05-15	A8D2533-08	ND
2018-05-15	A8D2533-06	ND
2018-05-23	A8D2533-05	ND
2018-06-21	A8D2533-04	ND
2018-06-21	A8D2533-13	ND
2018-06-21	A8D2533-12	ND
2018-11-05	A8J2526-08	ND
2018-11-05	A8J2526-05	ND
2018-11-05	A8J2532-05	ND
2018-11-05	A8J2532-04	ND
2018-11-05	A8J2526-04	ND
2018-11-05	A8J2526-07	ND
2018-11-05	A8J2540-04	ND
2018-11-06	A8J2532-03	ND
2018-11-06	A8J2532-01	ND
2018-11-06	A8J2526-06	ND
2018-11-06	A8J2540-07	ND
2018-11-06	A8J2540-05	ND
2018-11-07	A8K1018-01	ND
2018-11-07	A8K1023-01	ND
2018-11-07	A8K1023-02	ND
2018-11-07	A8K1023-03	ND
2018-11-07	A8K1017-01	ND
2018-11-07	A8K1017-02	ND
2018-11-07	A8K1023-04	ND
2018-11-07	A8K1017-03	ND
2019-05-14	A9E1784-01	ND