Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

Camelot S/d

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.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND20ND
2020ND40ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND40ND

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
2019-05-29CC07535-01ND
2019-08-28CC10535-01ND
2020-02-05CC19920-01ND
2020-07-22CD08246-01ND
2020-08-04CD12638-01ND
2020-08-19CD13832-01ND
2023-01-18752-1477-1ND
2023-08-1737729_23-45986ND
2023-08-1737729_23-45987ND
2023-08-2237729_23-46755ND