Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

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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.

 

46

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND80ND
2019ND80ND
2020ND80ND
2021ND60ND
2022ND80ND
2023ND80ND

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
2018-01-091801388-001AND
2018-01-091801388-003AND
2018-04-241804G60-001AND
2018-04-241804G60-003AND
2018-08-211808H61-001AND
2018-08-211808H61-003AND
2018-11-061811337-003AND
2018-11-061811337-001AND
2019-01-221901C94-003AND
2019-01-221901C94-001AND
2019-04-161904D38-001AND
2019-04-161904D38-003AND
2019-07-231907I42-001AND
2019-07-231907I42-003AND
2019-11-051911193-003AND
2019-11-051911193-001AND
2020-01-072001280-003AND
2020-01-072001280-001AND
2020-05-052005220-001AND
2020-05-052005220-003AND
2020-08-042008205-003AND
2020-08-042008205-001AND
2020-11-102011772-003AND
2020-11-102011772-001AND
2021-02-022102096-003AND
2021-02-022102096-001AND
2021-05-182105F99-001AND
2021-05-182105F99-003AND
2021-08-032108156-002AND
2021-08-032108156-001AND
2022-02-222202H65-002AND
2022-02-222202H65-001AND
2022-05-022205155-001AND
2022-05-032205155-003AND
2022-08-162208E44-001AND
2022-08-162208E44-003AND
2022-11-012211037-002AND
2022-11-012211037-001AND
2023-02-072302586-001AND
2023-02-072302586-003AND
2023-04-182304D20-001AND
2023-04-182304D20-002AND
2023-08-212308K02-001AND
2023-08-212308K02-002AND
2023-10-242310J12-001AND
2023-10-242310J12-002AND