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p-Dichlorobenzene

California Water Service Company - Dominguez

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.

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183

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND330ND
2015ND290ND
2016ND280ND
2017ND340ND
2018ND300ND
2019ND290ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2014-01-085701-805-1118ND
2014-01-295701-023-1000ND
2014-02-125701-805-1146ND
2014-02-195701-018-1043ND
2014-03-125701-805-1120ND
2014-03-195701-004-1400ND
2014-03-195701-019-1415ND
2014-04-095701-805-1126ND
2014-05-145701-805-1117ND
2014-05-229590-018-1002ND
2014-05-305701-058-1600ND
2014-06-115701-805-1149ND
2014-06-255701-019-0945ND
2014-06-255701-024-1100ND
2014-07-095701-004-0930ND
2014-07-165701-805-1050ND
2014-07-235701-050-1345ND
2014-08-135810-805-1142ND
2014-08-275701-018-1345ND
2014-08-275701-036-1038ND
2014-09-175701-019-1441ND
2014-09-175701-024-1329ND
2014-09-245701-004-1150ND
2014-09-245701-016-1440ND
2014-10-085701-004-1115ND
2014-10-095701-016-1404ND
2014-10-159590-805-1054ND
2014-11-065701-022-1340ND
2014-11-195701-805-1120ND
2014-11-245701-018-1032ND
2014-12-179590-004-1450ND
2014-12-175701-019-0940ND
2014-12-175701-024-1030ND
2015-01-075701-805-1152ND
2015-01-215701-023-1340ND
2015-02-045701-805-1149ND
2015-02-185701-018-1345ND
2015-03-185701-024-1050ND
2015-03-185701-805-1200ND
2015-03-255701-004-1456ND
2015-03-255701-019-1530ND
2015-04-085701-805-1140ND
2015-06-105701-805-1141ND
2015-06-175701-004-1024ND
2015-06-175701-024-0930ND
2015-07-155701-019-1110ND
2015-07-155701-805-1304ND
2015-07-225701-050-1323ND
2015-08-125701-805-1320ND
2015-08-195701-036-1409ND
2015-09-095701-805-1035ND
2015-09-235701-004-1438ND
2015-09-235701-019-1015ND
2015-09-235701-024-1330ND
2015-10-055701-024-1020ND
2015-10-145701-805-1110ND
2015-11-045701-805-1130ND
2015-12-095701-805-1122ND
2015-12-175701-004-1108ND
2015-12-175701-024-0947ND
2015-12-239590-022-1040ND
2015-12-299590-016-1150ND
2016-01-135701-805-1112ND
2016-01-205701-023-1200ND
2016-02-035701-805-1132ND
2016-03-095701-805-1102ND
2016-03-169590-004-1040ND
2016-03-165701-024-1340ND
2016-03-239590-018-1340ND
2016-04-065701-805-1117ND
2016-05-115701-805-1230ND
2016-06-155701-018-1200ND
2016-06-155701-805-1124ND
2016-06-225701-004-1330ND
2016-06-225701-024-1130ND
2016-07-135701-805-1153ND
2016-07-205701-050-1310ND
2016-07-239590-057-1000ND
2016-07-279590-057-1105ND
2016-08-035701-805-1130ND
2016-09-145701-805-1124ND
2016-09-215701-004-1015ND
2016-09-215701-018-1100ND
2016-10-125701-805-1127ND
2016-11-165701-018-1300ND
2016-11-165701-805-1135ND
2016-12-145701-004-1305ND
2016-12-145810-805-1104ND
2016-12-219590-016-1255ND
2016-12-289590-019-0930ND
2017-01-115701-805-1133ND
2017-01-255701-023-1145ND
2017-02-155701-805-1221ND
2017-02-225701-018-1310ND
2017-03-089590-019-1430ND
2017-03-155701-004-1330ND
2017-03-155701-019-1445ND
2017-03-155701-805-1137ND
2017-04-055701-805-1050ND
2017-05-105701-805-1244ND
2017-05-235701-058-1200ND
2017-05-245701-018-1345ND
2017-06-075701-805-1159ND
2017-06-215701-004-0935ND
2017-06-215701-019-1040ND
2017-06-295701-024-1440ND
2017-07-129590-805-1001ND
2017-07-265701-050-1300ND
2017-08-165701-805-1132ND
2017-08-235701-004-1245ND
2017-08-235701-018-1020ND
2017-08-235701-036-1115ND
2017-09-135701-805-1003ND
2017-09-265701-019-1338ND
2017-09-265701-024-1428ND
2017-10-115701-016-1210ND
2017-10-115701-805-1040ND
2017-10-169590-805-1030ND
2017-11-085810-805-1058ND
2017-11-215701-018-1340ND
2017-12-135701-004-1105ND
2017-12-135701-019-0940ND
2017-12-135701-024-1035ND
2017-12-135701-805-1126ND
2018-01-115701-805-1215ND
2018-02-165701-805-0940ND
2018-02-215701-018-1145ND
2018-02-215701-023-1049ND
2018-03-145701-805-1100ND
2018-03-215701-004-1400ND
2018-03-215701-019-1000ND
2018-03-215701-024-1105ND
2018-05-095701-805-1110ND
2018-05-305701-018-1305ND
2018-06-205701-004-1400ND
2018-06-205701-019-1330ND
2018-07-115810-805-1146ND
2018-08-109590-018-1040ND
2018-08-109590-036-1300ND
2018-08-155701-805-1340ND
2018-09-195701-004-1306ND
2018-09-195701-019-0945ND
2018-09-195701-024-1100ND
2018-09-195701-805-1155ND
2018-10-105701-050-1110ND
2018-10-105701-805-1121ND
2018-11-145701-805-1100ND
2018-11-295810-018-1420ND
2018-12-045810-016-1208ND
2018-12-045810-022-1117ND
2018-12-209590-004-1345ND
2018-12-209590-019-1140ND
2018-12-209590-024-1300ND
2018-12-269590-805-0920ND
2019-01-165810-805-1116ND
2019-01-295701-023-1022ND
2019-02-205701-018-1130ND
2019-02-219590-065-1345ND
2019-03-185701-024-1113ND
2019-03-265701-019-1000ND
2019-05-295701-018-1115ND
2019-06-105701-004-1530ND
2019-06-255701-019-0930ND
2019-06-255701-024-1400ND
2019-07-315701-050-1250ND
2019-08-215701-050-1410ND
2019-08-285810-018-1130ND
2019-08-285810-036-1435ND
2019-09-065810-050-1050ND
2019-09-065701-050-1105ND
2019-09-069590-050-1120ND
2019-09-255701-004-1405ND
2019-09-255701-016-1300ND
2019-09-255701-019-1030ND
2019-09-255701-024-1500ND
2019-10-159590-026-1452ND
2019-10-159590-050-1440ND
2019-10-159590-052-1455ND
2019-11-205701-018-1206ND
2019-12-175701-004-1215ND
2019-12-175701-019-1045ND
2019-12-179590-022-1440ND
2019-12-175701-024-1240ND