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Benzene

Lynwood Park Mutual Water Company

Benzene is a known human carcinogen. It also damages blood cells and the nervous system. Emissions from petroleum processing, hazardous waste landfills and underground storage tanks contaminate drinking water with benzene. Read More.

To protect against cancer risks, California set a public health goal for benzene in drinking water at 0.15 parts per billion, 30 times lower than the federal legal limit of 5 parts per billion.

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Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND120ND
2019ND120ND
2020ND100ND
2021ND120ND
2022ND120ND
2023ND90ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.15 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.15 ppb for benzene 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): 5 ppb

The legal limit for benzene, established in 1987, was based on analytical detection limits at the time that the standard was set. This limit may not fully protect against the risk of cancer due to benzene exposure.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-15CA1910081_002_002-201801151055ND
2018-01-15CA1910081_001_001-201801151120ND
2018-01-15CA1910081_003_003-201801151157ND
2018-04-16CA1910081_001_001-201804161200ND
2018-04-16CA1910081_003_003-201804161245ND
2018-04-16CA1910081_002_002-201804161230ND
2018-07-17CA1910081_003_003-201807171305ND
2018-07-17CA1910081_001_001-201807171238ND
2018-07-17CA1910081_002_002-201807171225ND
2018-10-15CA1910081_003_003-201810151155ND
2018-10-22CA1910081_002_002-201810221440ND
2018-10-22CA1910081_001_001-201810221450ND
2019-01-21CA1910081_003_003-201901211240ND
2019-01-21CA1910081_002_002-201901211325ND
2019-01-21CA1910081_001_001-201901211300ND
2019-04-22CA1910081_001_001-201904221050ND
2019-04-22CA1910081_003_003-201904221154ND
2019-04-22CA1910081_002_002-201904221124ND
2019-07-15CA1910081_003_003-201907151210ND
2019-07-15CA1910081_001_001-201907151115ND
2019-07-15CA1910081_002_002-201907151105ND
2019-10-14CA1910081_003_003-201910141040ND
2019-10-14CA1910081_001_001-201910141015ND
2019-10-14CA1910081_002_002-201910141000ND
2020-04-20CA1910081_003_003-202004201050ND
2020-04-20CA1910081_001_001-202004201015ND
2020-04-20CA1910081_002_002-202004201034ND
2020-06-22CA1910081_002_002-202006221057ND
2020-07-21CA1910081_003_003-202007211205ND
2020-07-21CA1910081_001_001-202007211224ND
2020-07-21CA1910081_002_002-202007211128ND
2020-10-19CA1910081_001_001-202010191015ND
2020-10-19CA1910081_003_003-202010190955ND
2020-10-19CA1910081_002_002-202010191028ND
2021-01-18CA1910081_003_003-202101181100ND
2021-01-18CA1910081_002_002-202101181120ND
2021-01-18CA1910081_001_001-202101181115ND
2021-04-20CA1910081_001_001-202104201123ND
2021-04-20CA1910081_002_002-202104201130ND
2021-04-20CA1910081_003_003-202104201106ND
2021-07-19CA1910081_001_001-202107191201ND
2021-07-19CA1910081_003_003-202107191231ND
2021-07-27CA1910081_002_002-202107271158ND
2021-10-18CA1910081_001_001-202110181350ND
2021-10-18CA1910081_002_002-202110181405ND
2021-10-18CA1910081_003_003-202110181330ND
2022-01-17CA1910081_003_003-202201171027ND
2022-01-17CA1910081_002_002-202201171052ND
2022-01-17CA1910081_001_001-202201171045ND
2022-04-18CA1910081_002_002-202204181049ND
2022-04-18CA1910081_001_001-202204181033ND
2022-04-18CA1910081_003_003-202204181020ND
2022-07-18CA1910081_002_002-202207181120ND
2022-07-18CA1910081_003_003-202207181100ND
2022-08-15CA1910081_001_001-202208150957ND
2022-10-17CA1910081_002_002-202210171318ND
2022-10-17CA1910081_001_001-202210171255ND
2022-10-17CA1910081_003_003-202210171230ND
2023-01-16CA1910081_001_001-202301161055ND
2023-01-16CA1910081_002_002-202301161105ND
2023-01-16CA1910081_003_003-202301161011ND
2023-04-18CA1910081_003_003-202304181535ND
2023-04-18CA1910081_001_001-202304181610ND
2023-04-18CA1910081_002_002-202304181630ND
2023-10-17CA1910081_001_001-202310171125ND
2023-10-17CA1910081_002_002-202310171145ND
2023-10-17CA1910081_003_003-202310171050ND