Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

City of Ammon

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.

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND50ND

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
2018-08-15VT180826705ND
2018-08-22VT180836901ND
2019-06-10VT190611409ND
2019-07-01VT190700508ND
2019-07-16VT190723807ND
2020-06-09VT200615407ND
2020-09-21VT200935801ND
2020-10-19VT201027101ND
2021-09-28VT210953701ND
2022-06-07VT220611401ND
2022-06-14VT220624202ND
2022-06-15VT220628701ND
2022-06-21VT220637001ND
2023-06-06VT230607602ND
2023-06-06VT230607606ND
2023-07-11VT230715201ND
2023-09-05VT230903604ND
2023-12-13VT231221302ND