Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

No Kaweah Mutual Water Company

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.

 

19

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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
2018-03-22CA5400506_004_004-201803221114ND
2018-10-22CA5400506_005_005-201810221055ND
2018-11-15CA5400506_006_006-201811151125ND
2018-11-15CA5400506_004_004-201811151115ND
2019-02-14CA5400506_006_006-201902141100ND
2019-03-07CA5400506_004_004-201903071220ND
2019-03-07CA5400506_005_005-201903071230ND
2020-03-17CA5400506_006_006-202003171140ND
2020-03-17CA5400506_004_004-202003171120ND
2020-03-25CA5400506_005_005-202003251130ND
2021-04-22CA5400506_005_005-202104220730ND
2021-04-22CA5400506_006_006-202104220733ND
2021-04-22CA5400506_004_004-202104220730ND
2022-04-07CA5400506_005_005-202204070700ND
2022-04-07CA5400506_004_004-202204070700ND
2022-04-07CA5400506_006_006-202204070700ND
2023-04-26CA5400506_004_004-202304261400ND
2023-04-26CA5400506_006_006-202304261400ND
2023-10-12CA5400506_005_005-202310121600ND