Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

o-Dichlorobenzene

New Iberia Water System (lAWCO)

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.

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND20ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND70ND
2022ND10ND
2023N/A00N/A

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
2018-10-0235422173002ND
2018-10-0235422173003ND
2018-10-0235422173002ND
2018-10-0235422173003ND
2019-03-2635457123001ND
2019-03-2635457123001ND
2021-05-0335630992002ND
2021-07-2035649661001ND
2021-07-2035649661002ND
2021-07-2035649661003ND
2021-07-2035649661004ND
2021-07-2035649661005ND
2021-10-1835672238004ND
2022-02-1535697808005ND