Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

Laurel Village Mobile Home Park

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.

 

31

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND80ND
2023ND70ND

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
2018-12-06S816920ND
2018-12-06S816921ND
2018-12-06S816924ND
2018-12-06S816918ND
2019-12-18S932357ND
2019-12-18S932358ND
2019-12-18S932360ND
2019-12-18S932362ND
2020-02-24S932614ND
2020-02-24S932618ND
2020-02-24S943432ND
2020-02-24S943435ND
2021-12-02S1148688ND
2021-12-16S1159484ND
2021-12-16S1159200ND
2021-12-16S1159204ND
2022-08-19S1216747ND
2022-08-19S1216749ND
2022-08-19S1216745ND
2022-08-19S1216743ND
2022-09-29S1230895ND
2022-09-29S1230893ND
2022-09-29S1230891ND
2022-09-29S1230889ND
2023-01-31S1260859ND
2023-01-31S1260927ND
2023-01-31S1261011ND
2023-01-31S1261013ND
2023-03-08S1272406ND
2023-03-08S1272410ND
2023-03-08S1272412ND