Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

Averydale Mutual Water Company

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.

 

25

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

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
2018-02-06CA1910023_004_004-201802061330ND
2018-02-20CA1910023_004_004-201802201400ND
2018-08-21CA1910023_003_003-201808211241ND
2018-08-21CA1910023_006_006-201808211324ND
2018-08-21CA1910023_001_001-201808211318ND
2019-02-19CA1910023_004_004-201902191302ND
2019-08-20CA1910023_003_003-201908201400ND
2019-08-20CA1910023_006_006-201908201426ND
2019-08-20CA1910023_001_001-201908201422ND
2020-02-18CA1910023_004_004-202002181305ND
2020-08-18CA1910023_001_001-202008181317ND
2020-08-18CA1910023_006_006-202008181334ND
2020-08-18CA1910023_003_003-202008181300ND
2021-02-16CA1910023_004_004-202102161355ND
2021-08-17CA1910023_001_001-202108171450ND
2021-08-17CA1910023_006_006-202108171454ND
2021-08-17CA1910023_003_003-202108171430ND
2022-02-22CA1910023_004_004-202202221258ND
2022-08-16CA1910023_001_001-202208161250ND
2022-08-16CA1910023_006_006-202208161254ND
2022-08-16CA1910023_003_003-202208161240ND
2023-02-21CA1910023_004_004-202302211250ND
2023-08-15CA1910023_001_001-202308151400ND
2023-08-15CA1910023_003_003-202308151340ND
2023-08-15CA1910023_006_006-202308151405ND