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Ethylbenzene

Metropolitan Utilities District

Ethylbenzene, a component of petroleum, is a volatile cancer-causing chemical primarily used for production of plastics and rubber. Ethylbenzene is also released from gasoline fuel emissions. Read More.

In animal studies, exposure to ethylbenzene causes tumors. Ethylbenzene can also damage lungs, liver, kidneys and the nervous system. The International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies ethylbenzene as “possibly carcinogenic to humans.”

 

306

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND500ND
2019ND520ND
2020ND540ND
2021ND480ND
2022ND490ND
2023ND530ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 300 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 300 ppb for ethylbenzene 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): 700 ppb

The legal limit for ethylbenzene, established in 1991, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1950s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-06534097ND
2018-02-06534092ND
2018-02-06534095ND
2018-02-06534100ND
2018-02-06534094ND
2018-02-06534090ND
2018-02-06534099ND
2018-02-06534096ND
2018-02-06534089ND
2018-02-06534098ND
2018-02-06534091ND
2018-02-06534093ND
2018-05-07549815ND
2018-05-07549816ND
2018-05-07549817ND
2018-05-07549814ND
2018-05-07549819ND
2018-05-07549825ND
2018-05-07549823ND
2018-05-07549821ND
2018-05-07549820ND
2018-05-07549818ND
2018-05-07549824ND
2018-05-07549822ND
2018-05-14542540ND
2018-05-14542539ND
2018-08-08567027ND
2018-08-08567023ND
2018-08-08567022ND
2018-08-08567029ND
2018-08-08567030ND
2018-08-08567024ND
2018-08-08567021ND
2018-08-08567026ND
2018-08-08567020ND
2018-08-08567028ND
2018-08-08567019ND
2018-08-08567025ND
2018-11-06583375ND
2018-11-06583385ND
2018-11-06583379ND
2018-11-06583374ND
2018-11-06583383ND
2018-11-06583378ND
2018-11-06583376ND
2018-11-06583382ND
2018-11-06583380ND
2018-11-06583384ND
2018-11-06583381ND
2018-11-06583377ND
2019-02-05595239ND
2019-02-05595245ND
2019-02-05595238ND
2019-02-05595243ND
2019-02-05595240ND
2019-02-05595237ND
2019-02-05595236ND
2019-02-05595244ND
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2019-02-05595246ND
2019-02-05595242ND
2019-02-05595247ND
2019-04-02604246ND
2019-04-02604245ND
2019-04-22604810ND
2019-05-07600564ND
2019-05-07600571ND
2019-05-07600574ND
2019-05-07600567ND
2019-05-07600570ND
2019-05-07600566ND
2019-05-07600573ND
2019-05-07600575ND
2019-05-07600565ND
2019-05-07600568ND
2019-05-07600572ND
2019-05-07600569ND
2019-06-10604811ND
2019-08-06622452ND
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2019-08-06622450ND
2019-08-06622455ND
2019-08-06622457ND
2019-08-06622459ND
2019-08-06622448ND
2019-08-06622458ND
2019-08-06622451ND
2019-08-06622454ND
2019-08-06622456ND
2019-08-06622453ND
2019-11-05644387ND
2019-11-05644379ND
2019-11-05644378ND
2019-11-05644385ND
2019-11-05644382ND
2019-11-05644381ND
2019-11-05644383ND
2019-11-05644386ND
2019-11-05644380ND
2019-11-05644388ND
2019-11-05644384ND
2019-11-05644389ND
2020-02-04656186ND
2020-02-04656189ND
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2020-02-04656184ND
2020-02-04656185ND
2020-02-04656187ND
2020-02-04656182ND
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2020-02-04656193ND
2020-02-04656188ND
2020-02-04656191ND
2020-02-04656192ND
2020-04-20667072ND
2020-04-20667071ND
2020-05-05672108ND
2020-05-05672109ND
2020-05-05672103ND
2020-05-05672106ND
2020-05-05672102ND
2020-05-05672098ND
2020-05-05672107ND
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2020-05-05672105ND
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2020-05-05672100ND
2020-05-05672104ND
2020-06-01667076ND
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2020-06-01667074ND
2020-08-04681798ND
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2020-08-04681799ND
2020-08-04681795ND
2020-08-04681800ND
2020-08-04681802ND
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2020-08-04681806ND
2020-08-04681797ND
2020-11-10706880ND
2020-11-10706882ND
2020-11-10706889ND
2020-11-10706879ND
2020-11-10706881ND
2020-11-10706883ND
2020-11-10706886ND
2020-11-10706888ND
2020-11-10706878ND
2020-11-10706885ND
2020-11-10706887ND
2020-11-10706884ND
2021-02-02719024ND
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2021-05-04733031ND
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2022-11-08833764ND
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2023-01-17844825ND
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