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p-Dichlorobenzene

Golden State WC - Placentia

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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98

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND70ND
2015ND150ND
2016ND270ND
2017ND210ND
2018ND140ND
2019ND140ND

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
2014-01-234417-005-1000ND
2014-01-234417-002-0935ND
2014-01-234417-001-0920ND
2014-03-104417-003-1140ND
2014-04-164417-005-1015ND
2014-04-164417-002-0950ND
2014-04-164417-001-0940ND
2015-01-204417-001-0940ND
2015-01-204417-005-1015ND
2015-03-094417-003-1010ND
2015-03-254417-002-1135ND
2015-04-204417-005-0935ND
2015-04-204417-003-0845ND
2015-04-204417-002-0905ND
2015-06-154417-001-1025ND
2015-07-064417-001-0935ND
2015-07-064417-005-1000ND
2015-07-064417-002-0920ND
2015-10-204417-001-0955ND
2015-10-204417-003-0905ND
2015-10-204417-005-1020ND
2015-10-204417-002-0940ND
2016-01-194417-003-1100ND
2016-01-194417-005-1130ND
2016-01-194417-002-1030ND
2016-01-194417-001-1040ND
2016-04-194417-003-0920ND
2016-04-194417-002-0950ND
2016-04-194417-001-0940ND
2016-04-194417-005-1030ND
2016-05-174417-003-0825ND
2016-05-174417-002-0805ND
2016-05-174417-001-0855ND
2016-06-084417-003-1050ND
2016-07-184417-001-0930ND
2016-07-184417-002-0910ND
2016-07-184417-005-1010ND
2016-07-184417-003-0850ND
2016-07-274417-003-1110ND
2016-08-154417-001-0840ND
2016-08-154417-001-0830ND
2016-08-154417-003-0815ND
2016-09-214417-003-0955ND
2016-10-174417-005-1050ND
2016-10-174417-003-1005ND
2016-10-174417-001-1025ND
2016-10-174417-002-1035ND
2016-11-144417-003-1000ND
2016-12-054417-003-1010ND
2017-01-104417-001-1030ND
2017-01-104417-002-1020ND
2017-01-104417-005-1040ND
2017-01-244417-003-1100ND
2017-02-024417-003-0905ND
2017-03-074417-003-0850ND
2017-04-274417-001-0915ND
2017-04-274417-002-0905ND
2017-04-274417-003-0845ND
2017-05-014417-005-1240ND
2017-05-154417-003-1030ND
2017-06-204417-003-1105ND
2017-07-274417-005-1045ND
2017-07-274417-001-1010ND
2017-07-274417-002-1025ND
2017-08-314417-003-0845ND
2017-09-054417-003-1120ND
2017-10-054417-003-0930ND
2017-10-054417-001-1020ND
2017-10-054417-005-1035ND
2017-10-054417-002-1010ND
2018-01-294417-001-0850ND
2018-01-294417-005-0920ND
2018-01-294417-002-0900ND
2018-02-054417-003-0930ND
2018-04-244417-001-1225ND
2018-04-244417-002-1235ND
2018-04-244417-003-1100ND
2018-04-244417-003-1120ND
2018-07-024417-001-1020ND
2018-07-024417-002-1045ND
2018-07-024417-003-0850ND
2018-10-084417-003-1010ND
2018-10-084417-002-1045ND
2018-10-084417-001-1035ND
2019-01-104417-003-1000ND
2019-01-104417-002-1050ND
2019-01-104417-005-1110ND
2019-01-104417-001-1040ND
2019-04-294417-003-0840ND
2019-04-294417-002-0940ND
2019-04-294417-001-0925ND
2019-05-064417-003-1235ND
2019-07-164417-002-1005ND
2019-07-164417-001-0940ND
2019-08-064417-003-1325ND
2019-10-244417-003-1015ND
2019-10-244417-002-1055ND
2019-11-254417-001-0900ND