Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

o-Dichlorobenzene

Green Acres W/a-south

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

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
2018-03-20180321-001VOND
2018-04-24180425-014VOND
2018-08-06180807-005VOND
2018-10-29181030-005VOND
2019-02-19190220-002VOND
2019-04-23190424-013VOND
2019-08-05190806-004VOND
2020-03-04200304-003VOND
2021-02-08210209-015VOND
2021-05-17210518-008VOND
2022-01-12VO-220113-005ND
2023-03-13VO-230314-002ND