Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

City of Rexburg

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.

 

33

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND90ND
2021ND60ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND130ND

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
2018-06-29VB18070188001ND
2018-08-01V1813281ND
2019-01-08V1851921ND
2020-06-29VB20070003001ND
2020-06-29VB20062582001ND
2020-06-29VB20062582002ND
2020-06-29VB20062582003ND
2020-06-29VB20062582004ND
2020-06-29VB20062582005ND
2020-06-29VB20062582006ND
2020-11-30VB20120066001ND
2020-11-30VB20120071001ND
2021-01-25VB21011641001ND
2021-01-25VB21011645001ND
2021-04-26VB21041974001ND
2021-04-26VB21041931001ND
2021-07-28VB21072453001ND
2021-07-28VB21072453002ND
2022-06-27VB22062447005ND
2022-06-27VB22062447006ND
2023-06-14VMDF068709ND
2023-06-14VMDF068708ND
2023-06-14VMDF068706ND
2023-06-14VMDF068705ND
2023-06-14VMDF068702ND
2023-09-11VMDI035501ND
2023-09-11VMDI035901ND
2023-09-11VMDI034801ND
2023-09-11VMDI035401ND
2023-10-30VMDJ094501ND
2023-10-30VMDJ094504ND
2023-10-30VMDJ094502ND
2023-10-30VMDJ094505ND