Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Monochlorobenzene (chlorobenzene)

East Ridge Mobile Home Park

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.

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND10ND
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
2018-04-131804057-01ND
2019-04-251903717-01ND
2019-05-311909092-01ND
2019-08-281913889-01ND
2019-10-241918559-01ND
2020-01-222000435-01ND
2020-04-232006370-01ND
2020-07-272013008-01ND
2020-12-162019693-01ND
2021-05-272104891-01ND
2021-08-112112112-01ND
2021-11-102119361-01ND
2022-09-142215393-01ND
2023-12-212304199-01ND