Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Benzene

Stockbridge

NOTE: Stockbridge purchases water from Henry County Water & Sewer Authority which is required to test for benzene. Sample information shown below was taken by Henry County Water & Sewer Authority.

Benzene is a known human carcinogen. It also damages blood cells and the nervous system. Emissions from petroleum processing, hazardous waste landfills and underground storage tanks contaminate drinking water with benzene. Read More.

To protect against cancer risks, California set a public health goal for benzene in drinking water at 0.15 parts per billion, 30 times lower than the federal legal limit of 5 parts per billion.

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12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.15 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.15 ppb for benzene 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): 5 ppb

The legal limit for benzene, established in 1987, was based on analytical detection limits at the time that the standard was set. This limit may not fully protect against the risk of cancer due to benzene exposure.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Stockbridge purchases water from Henry County Water & Sewer Authority which is required to test for benzene. Sample information shown below was taken by Henry County Water & Sewer Authority.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-04-03AJ86739ND
2018-04-03AJ86740ND
2019-05-02AK16198ND
2019-05-02AK16199ND
2020-02-05AK40835ND
2020-02-05AK40836ND
2021-03-03AK70503ND
2021-03-03AK70504ND
2022-03-10AK96917ND
2022-03-10AK96918ND
2023-04-11AL29050ND
2023-04-11AL29051ND