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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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o-Dichlorobenzene

Albany

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.

 

61

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND270ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND270ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND10ND

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
2014-03-04AI29221ND
2014-03-04AI29220ND
2014-03-04AI29219ND
2014-03-04AI29218ND
2014-03-04AI29217ND
2014-03-04AI29216ND
2014-03-04AI29215ND
2014-03-04AI29214ND
2014-03-04AI29213ND
2014-03-04AI29212ND
2014-03-06AI29426ND
2014-03-06AI29421ND
2014-03-06AI29422ND
2014-03-06AI29423ND
2014-03-06AI29424ND
2014-03-06AI29425ND
2014-03-06AI29427ND
2014-03-06AI29428ND
2014-03-06AI29429ND
2014-03-06AI29430ND
2014-03-10AI29545ND
2014-03-10AI29544ND
2014-03-10AI29543ND
2014-03-10AI29542ND
2014-03-10AI29541ND
2014-04-09AI37809ND
2014-04-22AI38636ND
2015-05-04AI76184ND
2016-03-02AJ07514ND
2017-05-09AJ55111ND
2017-05-09AJ55112ND
2017-05-09AJ55110ND
2017-05-09AJ55093ND
2017-05-09AJ55094ND
2017-05-09AJ55095ND
2017-05-09AJ55096ND
2017-05-09AJ55097ND
2017-05-09AJ55099ND
2017-05-09AJ55100ND
2017-05-09AJ55101ND
2017-05-09AJ55104ND
2017-05-09AJ55105ND
2017-05-09AJ55106ND
2017-05-09AJ55107ND
2017-05-09AJ55108ND
2017-05-09AJ55109ND
2017-05-09AJ55102ND
2017-05-10AJ55234ND
2017-05-10AJ55236ND
2017-05-10AJ55237ND
2017-05-17AJ55710ND
2017-05-17AJ55709ND
2017-05-17AJ55708ND
2017-05-17AJ55707ND
2017-05-17AJ55706ND
2017-06-22AJ58367ND
2018-01-25AJ77970ND
2018-12-26AK08591ND
2018-12-26AK08590ND
2018-12-26AK08589ND
2019-04-04AK14677ND