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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Benzene

City of Glendale

Benzene is a known human carcinogen. It also damages blood cells and the nervous system. Emissions from petroleum processing, hazardous waste landfills and underground storage tanks contaminate drinking water with benzene. Read More.

To protect against cancer risks, California set a public health goal for benzene in drinking water at 0.15 parts per billion, 30 times lower than the federal legal limit of 5 parts per billion.

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MORE ABOUT THIS CONTAMINANT

 

68

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND130ND
2015ND110ND
2016ND120ND
2017ND110ND
2018ND110ND
2019ND100ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.15 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.15 ppb for benzene 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) 5 ppb

The legal limit for benzene, established in 1987, was based on analytical detection limits at the time that the standard was set. This limit may not fully protect against the risk of cancer due to benzene exposure.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-021401021130W22FVND
2014-01-061401061121OSFVND
2014-01-061401060900PPFVND
2014-01-161401161225A22FVND
2014-01-161401161005CB1FVND
2014-05-151405150920W30FVND
2014-05-151405151035W43ND
2014-05-151405151035W43FVND
2014-05-211405211250CZ1FVND
2014-05-211405211210W16FVND
2014-05-211405211140W27FVND
2014-05-271405271200CHBFVND
2014-07-181407181055W18FVND
2015-04-061504061325PPFVND
2015-04-061504061200CZ1FVND
2015-04-061504061040OSFVND
2015-04-211504211030CB1FVND
2015-04-271504271140W43FVND
2015-04-291504291100W30FVND
2015-04-291504291015W22FVND
2015-05-071505070930A22FVND
2015-05-211505211315W27FVND
2015-05-211505211100W16FVND
2015-05-211505211045CHBFVND
2016-04-181604181055W22FVND
2016-04-181604180950W30FVND
2016-04-191604191030A22FVND
2016-04-191604190950W27FVND
2016-04-211604211048W43FVND
2016-04-211604210935CHBFCND
2016-04-251604251114CZ1FVND
2016-04-2516042509530SFVND
2016-04-251604250855PPFVND
2016-04-271604271045W16FVND
2016-05-041605040919W18FVND
2016-06-091606091220CB1FVND
2017-04-031704031235OSFVND
2017-04-031704030940PPFVND
2017-04-041704041050CZ1FVND
2017-04-191704191000CHBFVND
2017-04-191704191057W30FVND
2017-04-191704191208W43FVND
2017-04-191704191300W27FVND
2017-04-261704261220W22FVND
2017-04-261704261130W16FVND
2017-04-271704270940A22FVND
2017-05-161705160940CB1FVND
2018-02-281802281235PPFVND
2018-02-281802281018W27FVND
2018-02-281802280941W30FVND
2018-04-021804021133CZ1FVND
2018-04-021804021046OSFVND
2018-04-101804100946A22FVND
2018-04-121804121302W43FVND
2018-04-121804121158CB1FVND
2018-04-121804121100W16FVND
2018-04-121804120932CHBFVND
2018-04-241804240917W22FVND
2019-04-151904151258PPFVND
2019-04-151904151118CZ1FVND
2019-04-151904150959OSFVND
2019-04-181904181345A22RVND
2019-04-181904181226CB1FVND
2019-04-181904181152W27FVND
2019-04-181904181120W16FVND
2019-04-181904180955CHBFVND
2019-04-181904180915W30FVND
2019-05-021905020914W43FVND