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o-Dichlorobenzene

City of Tulare

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.

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106

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND140ND
2015ND170ND
2016ND150ND
2017ND170ND
2018ND190ND
2019ND240ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2014-06-185810-008-0700ND
2014-06-185810-011-0730ND
2014-06-185810-012-0800ND
2014-06-185810-013-0820ND
2014-08-285810-001-0840ND
2014-08-285810-002-0730ND
2014-08-285810-014-0645ND
2014-08-285810-015-0755ND
2014-08-285810-017-0715ND
2014-08-285810-047-0845ND
2014-12-105810-025-1025ND
2014-12-105810-026-1120ND
2014-12-105810-033-0800ND
2014-12-105810-048-0915ND
2015-06-265810-001-1130ND
2015-06-265810-002-0740ND
2015-06-265810-008-0845ND
2015-06-265810-012-1015ND
2015-09-175810-012-0830ND
2015-09-175810-013-0715ND
2015-09-175810-015-0630ND
2015-09-175810-017-0940ND
2015-09-175810-025-1115ND
2015-09-175810-048-1020ND
2015-12-155810-026-0850ND
2015-12-155810-047-0950ND
2015-12-155810-051-0820ND
2015-12-155810-052-0815ND
2015-12-155810-055-0855ND
2015-12-155810-056-0830ND
2015-12-155810-057-0905ND
2016-06-165810-014-0840ND
2016-06-165810-019-0750ND
2016-06-165810-021-0840ND
2016-06-165810-022-0840ND
2016-06-165810-069-0705ND
2016-06-245810-025-0845ND
2016-07-115810-061-1110ND
2016-08-255810-011-0700ND
2016-09-155810-026-0735ND
2016-09-155810-047-1045ND
2016-09-155810-061-0955ND
2016-09-155810-065-0748ND
2016-09-155810-069-0850ND
2016-12-205810-033-1040ND
2016-12-205810-067-0730ND
2017-05-185810-073-1200ND
2017-06-225810-048-0810ND
2017-06-225810-051-0735ND
2017-06-225810-052-0700ND
2017-06-225810-055-0800ND
2017-06-225810-056-0730ND
2017-06-225810-057-0800ND
2017-09-215810-002-0810ND
2017-09-215810-008-0320ND
2017-09-215810-011-0850ND
2017-09-215810-061-0855ND
2017-09-215810-065-0715ND
2017-09-215810-069-0815ND
2017-12-215810-012-0930ND
2017-12-215810-013-0850ND
2017-12-215810-015-0855ND
2017-12-215810-017-0815ND
2018-06-075810-021-1025ND
2018-06-075810-025-1045ND
2018-06-075810-026-0940ND
2018-06-075810-051-0835ND
2018-06-075810-055-0930ND
2018-06-255810-073-1110ND
2018-09-205810-001-0930ND
2018-09-205810-033-0820ND
2018-09-205810-047-0830ND
2018-09-205810-048-0830ND
2018-09-205810-052-0715ND
2018-09-205810-073-0730ND
2018-12-205810-017-1020ND
2018-12-205810-056-1220ND
2018-12-205810-057-1300ND
2018-12-205810-061-0855ND
2018-12-205810-065-0845ND
2018-12-205810-069-1015ND
2018-12-205810-073-0812ND
2019-03-215810-014-0830ND
2019-03-215810-015-0930ND
2019-03-215810-073-0930ND
2019-03-225810-075-1130ND
2019-06-205810-017-0515ND
2019-06-205810-048-0700ND
2019-06-205810-051-0630ND
2019-06-205810-055-0740ND
2019-06-205810-056-0825ND
2019-06-205810-073-0720ND
2019-06-205810-075-0645ND
2019-07-195810-077-1315ND
2019-09-175810-011-0900ND
2019-09-175810-012-0945ND
2019-09-175810-061-0805ND
2019-09-175810-065-0715ND
2019-09-175810-069-0830ND
2019-09-175810-073-0900ND
2019-09-175810-075-0805ND
2019-09-245810-077-0700ND
2019-12-195810-013-0930ND
2019-12-195810-073-0845ND
2019-12-195810-075-0945ND
2019-12-195810-077-0815ND