Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

o-Dichlorobenzene

Andrews Water Department

o-Dichlorobenzene is used as a chemical intermediate for making agricultural herbicides. It is toxic to the liver, kidneys and the nervous system, and causes cancer in animal studies.

 

42

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND50ND
2021ND120ND
2022ND160ND
2023ND90ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 600 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 600 ppb for o-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 harm to internal organs.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 600 ppb

The legal limit for o-dichlorobenzene, established in 1991, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1970s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2020-06-22DK35115ND
2020-06-2750261040001ND
2020-07-2320072479-001ND
2020-09-1020091027-002ND
2020-11-2320112107-002AREV2ND
2021-02-1021021011-001AND
2021-05-1021050821-001AND
2021-07-2021071758-001AND
2021-08-1821081685-001AND
2021-08-2021082037-002AND
2021-08-2021082037-003AND
2021-08-2021082037-004AND
2021-08-2021082037-001AND
2021-11-2221112028-002AND
2021-11-2221112028-001AND
2021-12-0221120159-001AND
2021-12-0221120159-002AND
2022-01-2622011891-001AND
2022-01-2622011891-002AND
2022-02-1522020997-004AND
2022-02-1522020997-003AND
2022-05-23112708-2ND
2022-05-23112708-1ND
2022-08-16122459-1ND
2022-08-16122459-2ND
2022-11-17132023-1ND
2022-11-29132892-1ND
2022-11-29132892-3ND
2022-11-29132892-2ND
2022-12-02133268-2ND
2022-12-02133268-1ND
2022-12-08133928-2ND
2022-12-08133928-1ND
2023-01-24138157-1ND
2023-01-24138157-2ND
2023-05-08148546-1ND
2023-05-08148546-2ND
2023-08-23160623-2ND
2023-08-23160623-4ND
2023-08-23160623-5ND
2023-11-21169747-1ND
2023-11-21169747-2ND