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o-Dichlorobenzene

California Water Service (CWS) - Visalia

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.

 

225

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND570ND
2015ND590ND
2016ND290ND
2017ND380ND
2018ND90ND
2019ND330ND

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
2014-01-065701-130-1300ND
2014-02-105701-130-1215ND
2014-02-195701-171-1421ND
2014-03-035701-130-1210ND
2014-03-115701-171-1410ND
2014-03-265701-088-1404ND
2014-04-065701-088-1524ND
2014-04-065701-130-1405ND
2014-04-075701-125-1110ND
2014-04-095701-171-1045ND
2014-04-215701-125-1100ND
2014-04-225701-125-1002ND
2014-05-055701-130-1225ND
2014-05-065701-088-1325ND
2014-05-075701-125-1330ND
2014-05-105701-171-1350ND
2014-06-035701-130-1235ND
2014-06-085701-171-1035ND
2014-06-095701-125-1223ND
2014-06-255810-125-0825ND
2014-06-285701-088-1310ND
2014-06-285701-125-1010ND
2014-07-035701-125-1035ND
2014-07-065701-171-1405ND
2014-07-075701-088-1440ND
2014-07-075701-125-1220ND
2014-07-155701-125-0855ND
2014-07-225701-065-1106ND
2014-07-225701-066-1320ND
2014-07-235701-125-1022ND
2014-08-065701-125-1215ND
2014-08-095810-125-1020ND
2014-08-105810-088-1235ND
2014-08-135810-171-1140ND
2014-08-195701-125-1115ND
2014-08-255701-125-1210ND
2014-09-025701-125-1005ND
2014-09-085701-125-1120ND
2014-09-095701-171-1449ND
2014-09-135701-088-1513ND
2014-09-165701-125-1030ND
2014-09-235701-125-1150ND
2014-09-295701-125-1000ND
2014-10-055701-130-1455ND
2014-10-065701-088-1235ND
2014-10-135701-125-1253ND
2014-10-145701-171-1449ND
2014-10-215701-125-1105ND
2014-10-265701-125-1005ND
2014-11-035701-088-1319ND
2014-11-035701-125-1423ND
2014-11-035701-130-1528ND
2014-11-055701-171-1415ND
2014-11-115701-125-1210ND
2014-12-085701-088-1425ND
2014-12-085701-130-1345ND
2014-12-095701-171-1408ND
2015-01-105701-088-1016ND
2015-01-105701-130-1406ND
2015-01-145701-171-1348ND
2015-02-035701-088-1345ND
2015-02-035701-130-1305ND
2015-02-195701-171-0905ND
2015-03-025701-130-1040ND
2015-03-055701-088-1000ND
2015-03-095701-088-1345ND
2015-03-125701-171-1442ND
2015-03-165701-088-1230ND
2015-04-015701-088-1310ND
2015-04-065701-130-1215ND
2015-04-085701-088-1450ND
2015-04-135701-088-1325ND
2015-04-155701-171-1239ND
2015-04-195701-088-1202ND
2015-04-285701-088-1315ND
2015-05-029590-088-1330ND
2015-05-119590-088-1335ND
2015-05-129590-130-1230ND
2015-05-149590-171-1320ND
2015-05-185701-088-1245ND
2015-05-205701-125-1621ND
2015-05-209590-125-1621ND
2015-05-265701-125-1030ND
2015-06-015701-130-1142ND
2015-06-025701-125-0947ND
2015-06-085701-088-1350ND
2015-06-145701-171-1240ND
2015-06-155701-125-1000ND
2015-06-245701-125-1035ND
2015-06-305701-125-1020ND
2015-07-015701-088-1335ND
2015-07-045701-130-1200ND
2015-07-065701-125-1222ND
2015-07-125701-125-1010ND
2015-07-125701-171-1135ND
2015-07-195701-125-1138ND
2015-07-275701-125-1225ND
2015-08-025701-125-1220ND
2015-08-045701-130-1110ND
2015-08-095701-088-1345ND
2015-08-105701-125-1210ND
2015-08-205701-125-1015ND
2015-08-205701-171-1440ND
2015-08-245701-125-1100ND
2015-09-015701-088-0905ND
2015-09-015701-125-1104ND
2015-09-015701-130-1240ND
2015-09-115701-125-1012ND
2015-09-135701-171-1335ND
2015-09-175701-125-1459ND
2015-09-225701-125-1020ND
2015-09-295701-125-1100ND
2015-10-065701-130-1305ND
2015-10-125701-171-1325ND
2015-11-125701-171-1230ND
2015-12-145701-171-1144ND
2016-03-225701-036-1335ND
2016-04-145701-067-1446ND
2016-05-235701-012-1250ND
2016-06-125701-088-1413ND
2016-06-165701-125-1112ND
2016-06-205701-099-1400ND
2016-06-275701-125-1110ND
2016-07-075701-125-1122ND
2016-07-115701-088-1455ND
2016-07-115701-125-1245ND
2016-07-195701-125-1139ND
2016-07-255701-125-1215ND
2016-08-025701-088-1430ND
2016-08-025701-125-1337ND
2016-08-085701-125-1305ND
2016-08-159590-125-1128ND
2016-08-219590-125-1040ND
2016-08-295701-125-1025ND
2016-09-055701-088-1430ND
2016-09-055701-125-1035ND
2016-10-045701-088-1005ND
2016-10-045701-125-1128ND
2016-11-065701-088-1203ND
2016-11-065701-125-1433ND
2016-11-065701-178-1135ND
2016-11-175701-130-0850ND
2016-12-055701-130-1225ND
2016-12-065701-125-1105ND
2016-12-085810-088-0920ND
2017-01-305701-088-1430ND
2017-01-305701-130-1340ND
2017-01-315701-125-1045ND
2017-02-135701-088-1425ND
2017-02-135701-125-1047ND
2017-02-135701-130-1302ND
2017-03-045701-088-1441ND
2017-03-045701-130-1401ND
2017-03-095810-125-1235ND
2017-04-065701-088-1340ND
2017-04-065701-125-1235ND
2017-04-065701-130-1105ND
2017-05-025701-125-1100ND
2017-05-045701-088-0955ND
2017-05-045701-130-1035ND
2017-06-055701-130-1130ND
2017-06-065701-088-1300ND
2017-06-065701-125-1349ND
2017-07-105701-125-1330ND
2017-07-115701-088-1220ND
2017-07-139590-130-0850ND
2017-07-239590-065-1500ND
2017-07-249590-066-1440ND
2017-08-075701-125-1340ND
2017-08-085701-130-1310ND
2017-08-095701-088-1335ND
2017-08-249590-088-0915ND
2017-09-075701-088-1023ND
2017-09-075701-125-0857ND
2017-09-075701-130-0933ND
2017-09-149590-088-1247ND
2017-10-115701-125-1230ND
2017-10-195701-130-1313ND
2017-11-025701-125-1115ND
2017-11-025701-130-1005ND
2017-12-045701-130-0955ND
2017-12-115701-125-1305ND
2017-12-225810-088-1039ND
2018-01-035701-125-0936ND
2018-01-035701-130-0903ND
2018-02-085701-130-0950ND
2018-02-125701-125-1325ND
2018-03-055701-125-0935ND
2018-03-055701-130-0845ND
2018-04-035810-125-1105ND
2018-04-055810-130-1005ND
2018-05-085701-130-1240ND
2019-01-295701-125-1201ND
2019-01-305701-130-1413ND
2019-02-125701-125-1020ND
2019-02-165701-130-1335ND
2019-03-065810-125-1220ND
2019-03-075810-130-1120ND
2019-03-215810-036-1115ND
2019-04-115810-130-1355ND
2019-04-225701-067-0815ND
2019-05-025810-130-1345ND
2019-06-205701-125-1005ND
2019-06-205701-130-1110ND
2019-07-135701-125-1300ND
2019-07-165701-130-1123ND
2019-07-245810-088-1502ND
2019-07-305810-088-1425ND
2019-08-055810-088-1116ND
2019-08-125701-125-0930ND
2019-08-125701-130-0945ND
2019-08-135810-088-1410ND
2019-08-155701-088-1255ND
2019-09-075701-125-1035ND
2019-09-075701-130-0822ND
2019-10-015701-125-1130ND
2019-10-015701-130-1203ND
2019-10-065701-067-0940ND
2019-10-125701-088-1300ND
2019-11-035701-088-0938ND
2019-11-035701-125-1002ND
2019-11-145701-130-1345ND
2019-11-185701-178-1110ND
2019-12-035701-125-1030ND
2019-12-115701-130-1048ND