Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Monochlorobenzene (chlorobenzene)

Village Water System

Monochlorobenzene is used as a solvent for pesticides, a degreasing agent and an intermediate for manufacturing other chemicals. It causes liver and kidney damage in studies of laboratory animals.

 

56

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
2019ND360ND
2020ND10ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND180ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 70 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 70 ppb for monochlorobenzene 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): 100 ppb

The legal limit for monochlorobenzene, established in 1991, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1960s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-02-1135447880008ND
2019-02-1135447880008ND
2019-02-1135447880007ND
2019-02-1135447880006ND
2019-02-1135447880005ND
2019-02-1135447880004ND
2019-02-1135447880003ND
2019-02-1135447880002ND
2019-02-1135447880001ND
2019-02-1135447880001ND
2019-02-1135447880002ND
2019-02-1135447880003ND
2019-02-1135447880004ND
2019-02-1135447880005ND
2019-02-1135447880006ND
2019-02-1135447880007ND
2019-03-2535457558009ND
2019-03-2535457558001ND
2019-03-2535457558008ND
2019-03-2535457558007ND
2019-03-2535457558006ND
2019-03-2535457558005ND
2019-03-2535457558003ND
2019-03-2535457558004ND
2019-03-2535457558002ND
2019-03-2535457558003ND
2019-03-2535457558004ND
2019-03-2535457558005ND
2019-03-2535457558006ND
2019-03-2535457558008ND
2019-03-2535457558009ND
2019-03-2535457558001ND
2019-03-2535457558002ND
2019-03-2535457558007ND
2019-04-0135458991001ND
2019-04-0135458991001ND
2020-11-1935593860001ND
2022-03-1535704999005ND
2022-03-1535704999001ND
2022-03-1535704999004ND
2022-03-1535704999006ND
2022-03-2135705852005ND
2022-03-2135705852004ND
2022-03-2135705852003ND
2022-03-2135705852002ND
2022-03-2135705852001ND
2022-03-2935707348001ND
2022-03-2935707348007ND
2022-03-2935707348006ND
2022-03-2935707348005ND
2022-03-2935707348004ND
2022-03-2935707348003ND
2022-03-2935707348002ND
2022-05-0235714816001ND
2022-12-0635765354006ND
2023-11-2735844622002ND