Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

Aquarion Water Company of Ct-new Milford

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.

 

45

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND60ND
2019ND60ND
2020ND90ND
2021ND100ND
2022ND100ND
2023ND40ND

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
2018-02-07201801724-VOC1ND
2018-02-07201801723-VOC1ND
2018-02-07201801727-VOC1ND
2018-05-10201806541-VOC1ND
2018-08-07201811826-VOC1ND
2018-11-07201817298-VOC1ND
2019-02-06201901755-VOC1ND
2019-02-06201901756-VOC1ND
2019-02-06201901760-VOC1ND
2019-05-08201906315-VOC1ND
2019-08-07201912371-VOC1ND
2019-11-05201918210-VOC1ND
2020-02-04202001718-VOC1ND
2020-02-04202001722-VOC1ND
2020-02-04202001719-VOC1ND
2020-05-06202006354-VOC1ND
2020-07-09202010466-VOC1ND
2020-10-19202016957-VOC1ND
2020-10-19202016965-VOC1ND
2020-10-19202016971-VOC1ND
2020-11-04202017996-VOC1ND
2021-02-04202101572-VOC1ND
2021-02-04202101569-VOC1ND
2021-02-04202101568-VOC1ND
2021-02-18202102166-VOC1ND
2021-02-18202102179-VOC1ND
2021-02-18202102185-VOC1ND
2021-05-04202106225-VOC1ND
2021-08-04202112254-VOC1ND
2021-08-17202113218-VOC1ND
2021-11-03202118058-VOC1ND
2022-02-01202201777-VOC1ND
2022-02-09202202273-VOC1ND
2022-02-09202202270-VOC1ND
2022-02-09202202269-VOC1ND
2022-02-14202202494-VOC1ND
2022-02-14202202508-VOC1ND
2022-05-04202206892-VOC1ND
2022-08-03202213478-VOC1ND
2022-08-30202215082-VOC1ND
2022-11-10202220695-VOC1ND
2023-02-08202302102-VOC1ND
2023-02-13202302330-VOC1ND
2023-02-13202302344-VOC1ND
2023-02-23202303018-VOC1ND