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Ethylbenzene

Childersburg Water & Sewer Board

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.”

 

27

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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
2018-02-271802-00459-7ND
2018-02-271802-00459-3ND
2018-06-121806-00161-1ND
2018-11-131811-00259-001ND
2019-03-191903-00325-003ND
2019-03-191903-00325-005ND
2019-03-191903-00325-008ND
2019-06-111906-00202-009ND
2019-12-101912-00217-002ND
2020-03-172003-00303-003ND
2020-03-172003-00303-005ND
2020-03-172003-00303-008ND
2020-06-292007-00159-001ND
2020-11-102011-00177-001ND
2021-02-232102-00375-002ND
2021-02-232102-00375-004ND
2021-02-232102-00375-007ND
2021-05-252105-00464-001ND
2021-11-302111-00469-001ND
2022-03-012203-00025-003ND
2022-03-012203-00025-007ND
2022-05-312205-00519-005ND
2022-11-152211-00289-003ND
2023-01-242301-00427-006ND
2023-01-242301-00427-007ND
2023-06-132306-00236-001ND
2023-10-242310-00434-001ND