Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

Tell City Water Department

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.

 

20

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
2019ND20ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND50ND
2022ND50ND
2023ND40ND

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
2019-06-0419008196002RV-1902ND
2019-06-0419008196001RV-1902ND
2020-03-1120003740001RV-2001ND
2020-05-0520006472001RV-2002ND
2020-08-0520011751-001ND
2020-11-1620018757-001-0016ND
2021-02-0921002715-001-0001ND
2021-05-0421008363-001-0005ND
2021-05-1021008766-001-0009ND
2021-08-1621016155-001-0002ND
2021-11-0921022468-001-0007ND
2022-02-0722002390-001-0007ND
2022-05-0422007983-001-0005ND
2022-06-1322010634-001-0003ND
2022-08-0922014974-001-0007ND
2022-11-2122022161-001-0001ND
2023-02-0723002399-001-0003ND
2023-05-1523008845-001-0001ND
2023-08-0823014658-001-0009ND
2023-11-2023021418-001-0004ND