Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

o-Dichlorobenzene

Sun Valley Farms Unit Vi

NOTE: Sun Valley Farms Unit Vi purchases water from Town of Queen Creek which is required to test for o-dichlorobenzene. Sample information shown below was taken by Town of Queen Creek.

o-Dichlorobenzene is used as a chemical intermediate for making agricultural herbicides. It is toxic to the liver, kidneys and the nervous system, and causes cancer in animal studies.

 

76

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND120ND
2020ND190ND
2021ND90ND
2022ND140ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 600 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 600 ppb for o-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 harm to internal organs.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 600 ppb

The legal limit for o-dichlorobenzene, established in 1991, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1970s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Sun Valley Farms Unit Vi purchases water from Town of Queen Creek which is required to test for o-dichlorobenzene. Sample information shown below was taken by Town of Queen Creek.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-18201801180389VND
2018-07-18201807180472VND
2018-08-01201808020188VND
2018-10-03201810030298VND
2019-02-13201902130122VND
2019-02-13201902130123VND
2019-02-13201902130124VND
2019-02-13201902130125VND
2019-02-14201902140176VND
2019-06-03201906030208VND
2019-06-03201906030210VND
2019-07-25201907250175VND
2019-07-25201907250186VND
2019-10-24201910240410VND
2019-10-24201910240412VND
2019-10-24201910240415VND
2020-02-11202002120013VND
2020-02-11202002120012VND
2020-02-11202002120011VND
2020-02-11202002120010VND
2020-02-11202002120008VND
2020-02-11202002120007VND
2020-02-11202002120009VND
2020-03-02202003020112VND
2020-03-02202003020113VND
2020-03-02202003020114VND
2020-04-08202004090016VND
2020-04-08202004090017VND
2020-04-08202004090015VND
2020-04-08202004090010VND
2020-07-08202007090026VND
2020-07-08202007090030VND
2020-07-08202007090031VND
2020-10-07202010080035VND
2020-10-07202010080036VND
2021-01-14202101150098VND
2021-01-14202101150097VND
2021-01-14202101150089VND
2021-01-14202101150096VND
2021-01-14202101150085VND
2021-03-11202103120002VND
2021-04-01202104020016VND
2021-07-01202107020024VND
2021-10-14202110150006VND
2022-02-02202202030099VND
2022-02-02202202030100VND
2022-02-02202202030098VND
2022-02-02202202030097VND
2022-02-02202202030090VND
2022-02-02202202030089VND
2022-06-01380-2498-1ND
2022-06-01380-2498-2ND
2022-06-01380-2498-4ND
2022-06-01380-2498-6ND
2022-07-14380-9329-3ND
2022-07-14380-9329-4ND
2022-10-05380-23185-1ND
2022-10-05380-23185-2ND
2023-03-08380-39709-1ND
2023-04-12380-43461-4ND
2023-04-12380-43461-8ND
2023-04-12380-43461-7ND
2023-04-12380-43461-6ND
2023-04-12380-43461-5ND
2023-04-12380-43461-3ND
2023-04-12380-43461-15ND
2023-04-12380-43461-14ND
2023-04-12380-43461-13ND
2023-04-12380-43461-12ND
2023-04-12380-43461-11ND
2023-04-12380-43461-10ND
2023-07-12380-54373-12ND
2023-07-12380-54373-3ND
2023-07-12380-54373-7ND
2023-07-12380-54373-9ND
2023-10-26380-68936-1ND