Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

Shakopee

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.

 

26

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND90ND
2019ND40ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND90ND
2022ND40ND
2023N/A00N/A

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
2018-06-2218F1696-02ND
2018-06-2218F1696-01ND
2018-09-2618I1546-04ND
2018-09-2618I1548-02ND
2018-09-2618I1550-01ND
2018-09-2618I1550-02ND
2018-09-2618I1550-03ND
2018-09-2818I1545-01ND
2018-12-1018L0357-01ND
2019-03-0819C0360-01ND
2019-05-0919E0750-02ND
2019-08-2819H2525-01ND
2019-08-2819H2525-02ND
2021-02-2421B1309-01ND
2021-09-0821I0354-01ND
2021-09-0821I0354-03ND
2021-09-0821I0354-04ND
2021-09-0821I0358-01ND
2021-09-0821I0358-02ND
2021-09-0821I0358-03ND
2021-09-0821I0358-04ND
2021-10-1121J0482-03ND
2022-01-2522A0882-01ND
2022-01-2522A0882-02ND
2022-01-2522A0882-03ND
2022-01-2522A0882-04ND