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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Isopropylbenzene

City of Beatrice

Isopropylbenzene, also called cumene, is an intermediate in industrial chemical production, and is also used as a thinner for paints and enamels. The National Toxicology Program classifies isopropylbenzene as a "reasonably anticipated" human carcinogen.

 

32

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
2015ND130ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-09-08324203ND
2014-09-08324204ND
2014-09-08324205ND
2014-09-08324206ND
2014-10-27332960ND
2014-10-27332957ND
2014-10-27332959ND
2014-10-27332958ND
2015-01-20346204ND
2015-01-20346205ND
2015-01-20346206ND
2015-01-20346207ND
2015-02-23345996ND
2015-04-20357698ND
2015-04-20357697ND
2015-04-20357695ND
2015-04-20357696ND
2015-07-20374572ND
2015-07-20374573ND
2015-07-20374574ND
2015-07-20374575ND
2016-02-16ND
2016-08-01ND
2016-08-01ND
2017-08-01ND
2017-08-01ND
2018-07-30567287ND
2018-07-30567288ND
2018-08-20560299ND
2019-01-28592534ND
2019-08-12628496ND
2019-08-12628497ND