Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

o-Dichlorobenzene

Farmington

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
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND30ND

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
2018-01-0318A0035-01ND
2018-01-0318A0035-02ND
2018-01-0318A0035-03ND
2018-01-0318A0035-04ND
2020-10-2220J1182-01ND
2020-10-2220J1183-02ND
2021-02-1821B1013-01ND
2021-02-1821B1013-04ND
2022-05-1722E1317-01ND
2022-07-2522G1722-01ND
2022-10-2422J1045-01ND
2023-01-1123A0312-01ND
2023-01-1123A0313-01ND
2023-01-1123A0313-03ND