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Isopropylbenzene

City of Blythe

Isopropylbenzene, also called cumene, is an intermediate in industrial chemical production, and is also used as a thinner for paints and enamels. The National Toxicology Program classifies isopropylbenzene as a "reasonably anticipated" human carcinogen.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND40ND
2020ND10ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND40ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-11-20CA3310003_031_031-201911201400ND
2019-11-20CA3310003_015_015-201911201300ND
2019-11-20CA3310003_030_030-201911201315ND
2019-12-17CA3310003_010_010-201912171330ND
2020-12-28CA3310003_006_006-202012280600ND
2022-11-02CA3310003_030_030-202211020700ND
2022-11-02CA3310003_031_031-202211020730ND
2022-12-12CA3310003_006_006-202212120800ND
2022-12-21CA3310003_010_010-202212210930ND
2023-12-19CA3310003_015_015-202312190700ND