Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

Shady Oaks Mobile Home Park

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.

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND50ND
2023ND50ND

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
2018-06-07SL5152-2NVND
2018-06-07SL5152ND
2019-06-18SM6111-1VND
2019-12-09TM2910-1ND
2020-04-15SN2993-1ND
2020-05-08SN3590-1ND
2021-12-01SO8309-1ND
2021-12-02SO8362-2ND
2022-03-07SP1036-1ND
2022-06-14SP2993-1ND
2022-08-15SP4475-1ND
2022-09-12SP5085-1ND
2022-11-02SP6334-1ND
2023-02-14SQ0750-1ND
2023-05-23SQ2542-1ND
2023-06-05SP2783-1ND
2023-09-18SQ5009-1ND
2023-11-02SQ6051-1ND