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p-Dichlorobenzene

Camp Pendleton (North)

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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90

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND170ND
2015ND180ND
2016ND200ND
2017ND130ND
2018ND110ND
2019ND110ND

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
2014-01-279590-002-1150ND
2014-01-279590-003-1135ND
2014-03-129590-011-1135ND
2014-04-179590-006-1045ND
2014-04-179590-009-1146ND
2014-04-179590-008-1115ND
2014-04-189590-005-1210ND
2014-04-189590-004-1152ND
2014-04-189590-022-1120ND
2014-05-219590-010-1135ND
2014-05-219590-003-1200ND
2014-05-219590-002-1240ND
2014-07-149590-003-1020ND
2014-07-149590-002-1045ND
2014-11-209590-003-1355ND
2014-11-249590-010-1245ND
2014-11-249590-002-1135ND
2015-01-269590-010-1240ND
2015-01-289590-002-1120ND
2015-01-289590-003-1045ND
2015-03-209590-009-1156ND
2015-03-209590-008-1115ND
2015-03-209590-006-1040ND
2015-05-119590-010-1215ND
2015-05-119590-002-1315ND
2015-05-119590-003-1250ND
2015-07-319590-002-1340ND
2015-08-039590-003-1235ND
2015-08-069590-010-1130ND
2015-08-209590-005-1045ND
2015-10-159590-010-1335ND
2015-10-229590-003-1110ND
2015-10-229590-002-1200ND
2015-11-059590-022-0945ND
2015-11-059590-004-1010ND
2016-01-289590-010-1255ND
2016-01-289590-011-1215ND
2016-02-019590-005-1145ND
2016-02-059590-004-1010ND
2016-02-059590-003-1155ND
2016-02-059590-006-1130ND
2016-02-059590-002-1230ND
2016-02-059590-008-1100ND
2016-05-109590-010-1235ND
2016-05-109590-011-1155ND
2016-05-129590-003-1250ND
2016-06-029590-002-1145ND
2016-08-039590-010-1315ND
2016-08-039590-011-1255ND
2016-08-059590-003-1240ND
2016-08-059590-002-1300ND
2016-11-179590-003-1210ND
2016-11-179590-002-1120ND
2016-11-229590-011-1025ND
2016-11-229590-010-1100ND
2017-02-099590-003-1200ND
2017-02-099590-002-1115ND
2017-02-139590-006-1210ND
2017-02-159590-008-1015ND
2017-03-019590-005-1123ND
2017-03-019590-004-1200ND
2017-05-039590-003-1230ND
2017-05-039590-002-1130ND
2017-07-269590-003-1210ND
2017-07-269590-002-1145ND
2017-12-079590-003-1135ND
2017-12-079590-002-1055ND
2017-12-189590-009-1135ND
2018-01-179590-002-1250ND
2018-01-189590-003-1315ND
2018-02-019590-008-1145ND
2018-02-029590-006-1040ND
2018-02-059590-009-1130ND
2018-04-139590-002-1110ND
2018-04-239590-003-1215ND
2018-07-239590-002-0920ND
2018-07-239590-003-1010ND
2018-11-159590-002-1150ND
2018-12-129590-003-1120ND
2019-01-299590-002-1115ND
2019-01-299590-003-1200ND
2019-02-089590-006-0900ND
2019-02-089590-008-1015ND
2019-02-119590-009-1146ND
2019-05-249590-002-1130ND
2019-05-299590-003-1130ND
2019-07-299590-003-1200ND
2019-07-299590-002-1100ND
2019-11-059590-003-1200ND
2019-11-059590-002-1110ND