Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

Elba Water Works

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.

 

17

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND50ND
2023ND50ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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
2018-10-1918100572-001AND
2019-03-2719030659-001AND
2019-03-2719030659-002AND
2019-03-2719030659-003AND
2019-11-0520128986001_IVOCND
2020-11-1720180408001_IVOCND
2021-12-1035683528001_IVOCND
2022-03-2935706621002_IVOCND
2022-03-2935706621001_IVOCND
2022-09-2235748613002_IVOCND
2022-11-1735760586001_IVOCND
2022-12-1535766914001_IVOCND
2023-01-1935773664001_IVOCND
2023-04-0635790837001_IVOCND
2023-09-2135829187001_IVOCND
2023-10-1935835674001_IVOCND
2023-10-1935835674002_IVOCND