Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

Wattsville Water Authority

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.

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND30ND

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
2018-01-081801-00078-3ND
2018-01-081801-00078-5ND
2019-01-141901-00204-003ND
2019-01-141901-00204-004ND
2020-03-092003-00158-003ND
2020-03-092003-00158-004ND
2020-03-092003-00158-007ND
2021-01-062101-00069-003ND
2021-01-062101-00069-005ND
2022-03-152203-00287-002ND
2022-03-152203-00287-003ND
2022-03-152203-00287-004ND
2023-02-152302-00340-004ND
2023-02-152302-00340-005ND
2023-02-152302-00340-006ND