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Ethylbenzene

Hillview Water Company-oakhurst/sierra Lakes

Ethylbenzene, a component of petroleum, is a volatile cancer-causing chemical primarily used for production of plastics and rubber. Ethylbenzene is also released from gasoline fuel emissions. Read More.

In animal studies, exposure to ethylbenzene causes tumors. Ethylbenzene can also damage lungs, liver, kidneys and the nervous system. The International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies ethylbenzene as “possibly carcinogenic to humans.”

 

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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
2018ND230ND
2019ND120ND
2020ND100ND
2021ND130ND
2022ND190ND
2023ND90ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 300 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 300 ppb for ethylbenzene 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): 700 ppb

The legal limit for ethylbenzene, established in 1991, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1950s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-02CA2010007_017_017-201801021611ND
2018-01-02CA2010007_028_028-201801021622ND
2018-04-03CA2010007_017_017-201804031510ND
2018-04-03CA2010007_028_028-201804031523ND
2018-04-30CA2010007_048_048-201804301432ND
2018-04-30CA2010007_047_047-201804301410ND
2018-04-30CA2010007_046_046-201804301410ND
2018-05-23CA2010007_024_024-201805231020ND
2018-05-25CA2010007_046_046-201805250932ND
2018-05-25CA2010007_046_046-201805251000ND
2018-07-10CA2010007_048_048-201807101418ND
2018-07-10CA2010007_024_024-201807101515ND
2018-07-10CA2010007_046_046-201807101325ND
2018-07-10CA2010007_017_017-201807101600ND
2018-07-10CA2010007_047_047-201807101445ND
2018-07-25CA2010007_009_009-201807251000ND
2018-07-31CA2010007_028_028-201807311023ND
2018-08-22CA2010007_010_010-201808221022ND
2018-10-09CA2010007_017_017-201810091310ND
2018-10-09CA2010007_028_028-201810091323ND
2018-10-10CA2010007_048_048-201810101041ND
2018-10-10CA2010007_046_046-201810100925ND
2018-10-10CA2010007_047_047-201810101002ND
2019-01-08CA2010007_047_047-201901081315ND
2019-01-08CA2010007_046_046-201901081140ND
2019-02-13CA2010007_048_048-201902130910ND
2019-09-12CA2010007_032_032-201909120832ND
2019-10-29CA2010007_001_001-201910290852ND
2019-10-29CA2010007_032_032-201910290925ND
2019-10-29CA2010007_003_003-201910290903ND
2019-12-23CA2010007_033_033-201912230916ND
2019-12-23CA2010007_034_034-201912230831ND
2019-12-30CA2010007_007_007-201912300849ND
2019-12-30CA2010007_031_031-201912300844ND
2019-12-30CA2010007_030_030-201912300837ND
2020-02-10CA2010007_048_048-202002100920ND
2020-06-16CA2010007_002_002-202006160830ND
2020-06-16CA2010007_046_046-202006160752ND
2020-06-16CA2010007_047_047-202006160805ND
2020-08-20CA2010007_041_041-202008201218ND
2020-08-20CA2010007_048_048-202008200950ND
2020-08-20CA2010007_047_047-202008201025ND
2020-08-20CA2010007_039_039-202008200908ND
2020-08-20CA2010007_046_046-202008201005ND
2020-09-14CA2010007_002_002-202009141220ND
2021-02-17CA2010007_040_040-202102171057ND
2021-08-11CA2010007_024_024-202108110908ND
2021-08-16CA2010007_010_010-202108160908ND
2021-08-16CA2010007_009_009-202108160908ND
2021-08-16CA2010007_048_048-202108161008ND
2021-08-16CA2010007_046_046-202108160908ND
2021-08-16CA2010007_047_047-202108161008ND
2021-08-25CA2010007_017_017-202108251108ND
2021-08-31CA2010007_028_028-202108311108ND
2021-09-10CA2010007_028_028-202109101309ND
2021-09-10CA2010007_017_017-202109101309ND
2021-09-24CA2010007_028_028-202109241209ND
2021-11-16CA2010007_017_017-202111160840ND
2022-02-07CA2010007_017_017-202202071012ND
2022-03-30CA2010007_040_040-202203300948ND
2022-05-11CA2010007_017_017-202205110940ND
2022-05-18CA2010007_040_040-202205180950ND
2022-06-06CA2010007_007_007-202206061112ND
2022-06-06CA2010007_034_034-202206061124ND
2022-06-06CA2010007_030_030-202206061142ND
2022-06-06CA2010007_031_031-202206061134ND
2022-06-06CA2010007_032_032-202206061202ND
2022-06-06CA2010007_033_033-202206061214ND
2022-06-07CA2010007_001_001-202206070818ND
2022-06-07CA2010007_003_003-202206070833ND
2022-06-07CA2010007_048_048-202206070942ND
2022-06-07CA2010007_046_046-202206070922ND
2022-06-07CA2010007_047_047-202206070932ND
2022-08-17CA2010007_017_017-202208170816ND
2022-08-17CA2010007_040_040-202208170845ND
2022-11-02CA2010007_040_040-202211021206ND
2022-11-02CA2010007_017_017-202211020841ND
2023-02-01CA2010007_017_017-202302011336ND
2023-02-01CA2010007_040_040-202302010830ND
2023-06-05CA2010007_041_041-202306051012ND
2023-06-06CA2010007_051_051-202306060820ND
2023-06-06CA2010007_002_002-202306060822ND
2023-06-06CA2010007_013_013-202306061000ND
2023-06-20CA2010007_039_039-202306200852ND
2023-07-12CA2010007_028_028-202307120905ND
2023-07-19CA2010007_046_046-202307190909ND