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p-Dichlorobenzene

Lynwood Water Department

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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27

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND50ND
2016ND50ND
2017ND60ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND30ND

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
2014-01-229588-009-1103ND
2014-01-229588-008-1115ND
2014-07-169588-011-0953ND
2014-10-159588-016-0818ND
2015-01-149588-008-1040ND
2015-01-149588-009-1053ND
2015-04-089588-016-0936ND
2015-07-159588-011-1055ND
2015-10-199588-016-1000ND
2016-01-139588-008-1300ND
2016-01-139588-009-1245ND
2016-04-139588-008-1018ND
2016-04-139588-009-1002ND
2016-07-139588-011-0940ND
2017-01-119588-008-0945ND
2017-01-119588-009-1020ND
2017-06-209588-016-0930ND
2017-07-129588-011-1000ND
2017-10-119588-009-1015ND
2017-10-119588-008-1040ND
2018-01-109588-009-1030ND
2018-01-109588-008-1115ND
2018-04-189588-016-0950ND
2018-07-099588-011-0944ND
2019-01-099588-009-1030ND
2019-03-149588-008-0905ND
2019-04-109588-016-1000ND