Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

Doney Park Water

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.

 

22

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND100ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND60ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND10ND

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
2018-04-17201804180311VND
2018-04-17201804180312VND
2018-04-17201804180313VND
2018-04-17201804180314VND
2018-04-17201804180310VND
2018-07-0518G0583-01ND
2018-08-28201808290304VND
2018-09-10201809110071VND
2018-09-1918I2083-01ND
2018-11-2718K2651-01ND
2019-05-15201905160094VND
2019-06-18201906190056VND
2020-05-28202005290008VND
2021-02-09202102100077VND
2021-02-09202102100078VND
2021-02-09202102100079VND
2021-02-09202102100080VND
2021-02-25202102260001VND
2021-04-06202104070100VND
2022-04-13202204140077VND
2022-04-13202204140078VND
2023-05-03380-45891-5ND