Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Monochlorobenzene (chlorobenzene)

City of Chubbuck

Monochlorobenzene is used as a solvent for pesticides, a degreasing agent and an intermediate for manufacturing other chemicals. It causes liver and kidney damage in studies of laboratory animals.

 

55

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND100ND
2019ND130ND
2020ND80ND
2021ND80ND
2022ND80ND
2023ND80ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 70 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 70 ppb for monochlorobenzene 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): 100 ppb

The legal limit for monochlorobenzene, established in 1991, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1960s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-14VI80208701ND
2018-02-21VI80212801ND
2018-04-24VI80420901ND
2018-04-24VI80420902ND
2018-04-24VI80420903ND
2018-04-24VI80420904ND
2018-07-31VI80740201ND
2018-07-31VI80740202ND
2018-11-07VI81105202ND
2018-11-07VI81105201ND
2019-01-08VI90104601ND
2019-01-16VI90110901ND
2019-03-28VI90320301ND
2019-03-28VI90320401ND
2019-04-10VI90408601ND
2019-05-14VI90512301ND
2019-06-04VI90604901ND
2019-06-11VI90615301ND
2019-07-10VI90712501ND
2019-08-14VI90819101ND
2019-09-04VI90903501ND
2019-10-31VI91031701ND
2019-11-05VI91102401ND
2020-01-21VI00110701ND
2020-02-05VI00202601ND
2020-03-18VI00315701ND
2020-05-04VI00500701ND
2020-06-10VI00617201ND
2020-06-10VI00617202ND
2020-07-29VI00734401ND
2020-10-12VI01013201ND
2021-01-12VI10105901ND
2021-02-23VI10214702ND
2021-02-23VI10214701ND
2021-03-16VI10311101ND
2021-04-20VI10416301ND
2021-08-16VI10818201ND
2021-08-16VI10818202ND
2021-11-02VI11102001ND
2022-01-11VI20107401ND
2022-04-20VI20419001ND
2022-05-16VI20515801ND
2022-07-11VI20710901ND
2022-07-20VI20731701ND
2022-07-27VI20740701ND
2022-08-03VI20805701ND
2022-10-19VI21019301ND
2023-02-22VI30216201ND
2023-05-03VI30504501ND
2023-06-21VI30635501ND
2023-06-21VI30635502ND
2023-07-18VI30723401ND
2023-08-07VI30809601ND
2023-08-07VI30809602ND
2023-10-02VI31001401ND