o-Dichlorobenzene
Long Beach Water Department
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.
Testing results - average by year
Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
2014 | ND | 30 | 0 | ND |
2015 | ND | 28 | 0 | ND |
2016 | ND | 29 | 0 | ND |
2017 | ND | 26 | 0 | ND |
2018 | ND | 30 | 0 | ND |
2019 | ND | 30 | 0 | ND |
ppb = parts per billion
State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines
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
Date | Lab ID | Result |
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2014-07-17 | 4206-001-0736 | ND |
2014-07-17 | 4206-002-0758 | ND |
2014-07-17 | 4206-003-0838 | ND |
2014-07-17 | 4206-030-0838 | ND |
2014-07-17 | 4206-030-0840 | ND |
2014-07-17 | 4206-033-0918 | ND |
2014-07-17 | 4206-035-0947 | ND |
2014-07-17 | 4206-039-1014 | ND |
2014-07-18 | 4206-012-0808 | ND |
2014-07-18 | 4206-013-0906 | ND |
2014-07-18 | 4206-014-0940 | ND |
2014-07-18 | 4206-020-0953 | ND |
2014-07-18 | 4206-023-0917 | ND |
2014-07-18 | 4206-025-0831 | ND |
2014-07-18 | 4206-026-0854 | ND |
2014-07-18 | 4206-028-1023 | ND |
2014-07-18 | 4206-041-1223 | ND |
2014-07-18 | 4206-042-1150 | ND |
2014-07-18 | 4206-043-0839 | ND |
2014-07-18 | 4206-057-1047 | ND |
2014-07-18 | 4206-058-1116 | ND |
2014-07-18 | 4206-061-1149 | ND |
2014-07-18 | 4206-062-1007 | ND |
2014-07-18 | 4206-063-1039 | ND |
2014-08-20 | 4206-059-1239 | ND |
2014-08-21 | 4206-040-1134 | ND |
2014-09-03 | 4206-038-1405 | ND |
2014-09-03 | 4206-040-1405 | ND |
2014-12-10 | 9590-060-1124 | ND |
2014-12-15 | 9590-027-1356 | ND |
2015-08-19 | 4206-001-1050 | ND |
2015-08-19 | 4206-002-1124 | ND |
2015-08-19 | 4206-003-1148 | ND |
2015-08-19 | 4206-013-0832 | ND |
2015-08-19 | 4206-014-0856 | ND |
2015-08-19 | 4206-030-0942 | ND |
2015-08-19 | 4206-043-1022 | ND |
2015-08-20 | 4206-012-1544 | ND |
2015-08-20 | 4206-020-1202 | ND |
2015-08-20 | 4206-023-1125 | ND |
2015-08-20 | 4206-025-1027 | ND |
2015-08-20 | 4206-026-1049 | ND |
2015-08-20 | 4206-028-1234 | ND |
2015-08-20 | 4206-033-0903 | ND |
2015-08-20 | 4206-035-1017 | ND |
2015-08-20 | 4206-038-1045 | ND |
2015-08-20 | 4206-039-1136 | ND |
2015-08-20 | 4206-040-0946 | ND |
2015-08-20 | 4206-041-1407 | ND |
2015-08-20 | 4206-057-1333 | ND |
2015-08-20 | 4206-058-1447 | ND |
2015-08-20 | 4206-059-1406 | ND |
2015-08-20 | 4206-061-1441 | ND |
2015-08-20 | 4206-062-0946 | ND |
2015-08-20 | 4206-063-1332 | ND |
2015-10-22 | 4206-042-1050 | ND |
2015-10-22 | 9590-042-1050 | ND |
2015-10-22 | 9590-060-1300 | ND |
2016-01-22 | 9590-027-0852 | ND |
2016-05-05 | 9590-040-0836 | ND |
2016-09-01 | 9590-001-0830 | ND |
2016-09-01 | 9590-002-0852 | ND |
2016-09-01 | 9590-012-0801 | ND |
2016-09-01 | 9590-014-0907 | ND |
2016-09-01 | 9590-020-1120 | ND |
2016-09-01 | 9590-023-1027 | ND |
2016-09-01 | 9590-025-1002 | ND |
2016-09-01 | 9590-027-1059 | ND |
2016-09-01 | 9590-028-1141 | ND |
2016-09-01 | 9590-030-0942 | ND |
2016-09-01 | 9590-033-1020 | ND |
2016-09-01 | 9590-043-0919 | ND |
2016-09-01 | 9590-062-0942 | ND |
2016-09-01 | 9590-063-0838 | ND |
2016-09-02 | 9590-013-1257 | ND |
2016-09-02 | 9590-035-0932 | ND |
2016-09-02 | 9590-038-0915 | ND |
2016-09-02 | 9590-041-1237 | ND |
2016-09-02 | 9590-042-1211 | ND |
2016-09-02 | 9590-057-1018 | ND |
2016-09-02 | 9590-058-1137 | ND |
2016-09-02 | 9590-059-1039 | ND |
2016-09-02 | 9590-061-1106 | ND |
2016-11-03 | 9590-039-1029 | ND |
2016-11-04 | 9590-003-0933 | ND |
2016-11-04 | 9590-026-1147 | ND |
2016-11-11 | 9590-040-0913 | ND |
2017-06-15 | 4206-012-1306 | ND |
2017-06-15 | 4206-013-1244 | ND |
2017-06-15 | 4206-020-1157 | ND |
2017-06-15 | 4206-028-1219 | ND |
2017-06-15 | 4206-042-1127 | ND |
2017-06-15 | 4206-043-0832 | ND |
2017-06-15 | 4206-059-0914 | ND |
2017-06-16 | 4206-001-1137 | ND |
2017-06-16 | 4206-002-1200 | ND |
2017-06-16 | 4206-003-1217 | ND |
2017-06-16 | 4206-014-0907 | ND |
2017-06-16 | 4206-023-1014 | ND |
2017-06-16 | 4206-025-0953 | ND |
2017-06-16 | 4206-027-1053 | ND |
2017-06-16 | 4206-030-0839 | ND |
2017-06-16 | 4206-033-0910 | ND |
2017-06-16 | 4206-035-1012 | ND |
2017-06-16 | 4206-038-1029 | ND |
2017-06-16 | 4206-039-1056 | ND |
2017-06-16 | 4206-040-0936 | ND |
2017-06-16 | 4206-041-1207 | ND |
2017-06-16 | 4206-057-1117 | ND |
2017-06-16 | 4206-062-0929 | ND |
2017-06-16 | 4206-063-0844 | ND |
2017-06-20 | 4206-061-0820 | ND |
2017-12-12 | 9590-026-1015 | ND |
2018-07-26 | 9590-012-1023 | ND |
2018-07-26 | 9590-040-1324 | ND |
2018-08-16 | 4206-001-1148 | ND |
2018-08-16 | 4206-002-1208 | ND |
2018-08-16 | 4206-003-1230 | ND |
2018-08-16 | 4206-012-1356 | ND |
2018-08-16 | 4206-013-1332 | ND |
2018-08-16 | 4206-014-1314 | ND |
2018-08-16 | 4206-020-1328 | ND |
2018-08-16 | 4206-023-1225 | ND |
2018-08-16 | 4206-025-1154 | ND |
2018-08-16 | 4206-027-1258 | ND |
2018-08-16 | 4206-030-0904 | ND |
2018-08-16 | 4206-033-0931 | ND |
2018-08-16 | 4206-035-1024 | ND |
2018-08-16 | 4206-039-1048 | ND |
2018-08-16 | 4206-040-0956 | ND |
2018-08-16 | 4206-043-1128 | ND |
2018-08-16 | 4206-062-1011 | ND |
2018-08-16 | 4206-063-0927 | ND |
2018-08-17 | 4206-028-0855 | ND |
2018-08-17 | 4206-041-1041 | ND |
2018-08-17 | 4206-042-1004 | ND |
2018-08-17 | 4206-059-0926 | ND |
2018-08-23 | 4206-057-1311 | ND |
2018-08-23 | 4206-061-1237 | ND |
2018-08-30 | 4206-026-1053 | ND |
2018-08-30 | 4206-038-1141 | ND |
2018-08-30 | 4206-058-1017 | ND |
2018-09-12 | 9590-058-1356 | ND |
2019-07-18 | 9590-041-1011 | ND |
2019-08-06 | 9590-014-0816 | ND |
2019-09-11 | 9590-030-1246 | ND |
2019-09-11 | 9590-033-1221 | ND |
2019-09-11 | 9590-035-1114 | ND |
2019-09-11 | 9590-039-1041 | ND |
2019-09-11 | 9590-040-1156 | ND |
2019-09-12 | 9590-001-0843 | ND |
2019-09-12 | 9590-002-0906 | ND |
2019-09-12 | 9590-003-0930 | ND |
2019-09-12 | 9590-012-0841 | ND |
2019-09-12 | 9590-013-1008 | ND |
2019-09-12 | 9590-020-1206 | ND |
2019-09-12 | 9590-023-1109 | ND |
2019-09-12 | 9590-025-1000 | ND |
2019-09-12 | 9590-026-1031 | ND |
2019-09-12 | 9590-027-1137 | ND |
2019-09-12 | 9590-028-1228 | ND |
2019-09-12 | 9590-042-1231 | ND |
2019-09-12 | 9590-043-0917 | ND |
2019-09-12 | 9590-058-1320 | ND |
2019-09-12 | 9590-059-1353 | ND |
2019-09-12 | 9590-062-1129 | ND |
2019-09-12 | 9590-063-1049 | ND |
2019-11-15 | 9590-003-1001 | ND |
2019-11-15 | 9590-026-1251 | ND |
2019-11-15 | 9590-039-1156 | ND |
2019-11-15 | 9590-040-1127 | ND |
2019-11-15 | 9590-058-1139 | ND |
2019-12-11 | 9590-061-1208 | ND |