Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

Turner Farms V Master System

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.

 

13

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
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
2018-04-19CB03573-01ND
2018-10-10CB14445-01ND
2019-10-09CC15975-01ND
2020-04-01CD03262-01ND
2020-10-02CD13795-01ND
2021-04-13CE02921-01ND
2021-10-11CE12513-01ND
2022-01-26CE18008-01ND
2022-10-19CF12826-01ND
2023-05-1037729_23-23954ND
2023-09-0137729_23-49266ND
2023-10-2637729_23-60708ND
2023-10-2637729_23-60718ND