Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

o-Dichlorobenzene

Coachella Valley Water District: I.d. No. 8

o-Dichlorobenzene is used as a chemical intermediate for making agricultural herbicides. It is toxic to the liver, kidneys and the nervous system, and causes cancer in animal studies.

 

9

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
2019ND30ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND30ND
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 600 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 600 ppb for o-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 harm to internal organs.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 600 ppb

The legal limit for o-dichlorobenzene, established in 1991, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1970s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-05-14CA3310048_007_007-201905141030ND
2019-05-15CA3310048_004_004-201905150800ND
2019-11-26CA3310048_014_014-201911260930ND
2020-02-20CA3310048_014_014-202002201035ND
2020-05-27CA3310048_014_014-202005271000ND
2021-11-10CA3310048_014_014-202111100825ND
2022-01-06CA3310048_004_004-202201060940ND
2022-02-01CA3310048_014_014-202202010740ND
2022-02-16CA3310048_007_007-202202160735ND