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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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p-Dichlorobenzene

City of Pineville Water System

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.

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44

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND220ND
2017ND20ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND180ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2014-03-10AD89665ND
2014-03-10AD89665ND
2016-09-1535265896005ND
2016-09-1535265896005ND
2016-09-2835268029012ND
2016-09-2835268029009ND
2016-09-2835268029010ND
2016-09-2835268029011ND
2016-09-2835268029012ND
2016-09-2835268029013ND
2016-09-2835268029011ND
2016-09-2835268029010ND
2016-09-2835268029009ND
2016-09-2835268029013ND
2016-10-0535271142004ND
2016-10-0535271142003ND
2016-10-0535271142003ND
2016-10-0535271142002ND
2016-10-0535271142001ND
2016-10-0535271142004ND
2016-10-0535271142002ND
2016-10-0535271142001ND
2016-12-1535283877001ND
2016-12-1535283877001ND
2017-09-2735338974001ND
2017-09-2735338974001ND
2019-07-1835483366003ND
2019-07-1835483366005ND
2019-07-1835483366004ND
2019-07-1835483366002ND
2019-07-1835483366001ND
2019-07-1835483366001ND
2019-07-1835483366002ND
2019-07-1835483366003ND
2019-07-1835483366004ND
2019-07-1835483366005ND
2019-07-2535485313001ND
2019-07-2535485313004ND
2019-07-2535485313003ND
2019-07-2535485313002ND
2019-07-2535485313001ND
2019-07-2535485313004ND
2019-07-2535485313003ND
2019-07-2535485313002ND