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Ethylbenzene

City of Lincoln

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.”

 

148

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND240ND
2019ND260ND
2020ND240ND
2021ND240ND
2022ND260ND
2023ND240ND

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
2018-01-10532286ND
2018-01-10532287ND
2018-01-10532289ND
2018-01-10532285ND
2018-01-10532288ND
2018-01-10532290ND
2018-04-10543829ND
2018-04-10543828ND
2018-04-10543824ND
2018-04-10543825ND
2018-04-10543826ND
2018-04-10543827ND
2018-07-11561901ND
2018-07-11561897ND
2018-07-11561900ND
2018-07-11561902ND
2018-07-11561898ND
2018-07-11561899ND
2018-10-09578348ND
2018-10-09578349ND
2018-10-09578346ND
2018-10-09578347ND
2018-10-09578345ND
2018-10-09578350ND
2019-01-16590626ND
2019-01-16590628ND
2019-01-16590630ND
2019-01-16590629ND
2019-01-16590627ND
2019-01-16590625ND
2019-04-11600539ND
2019-04-11600537ND
2019-04-11600538ND
2019-04-11600540ND
2019-04-11600541ND
2019-04-11600536ND
2019-05-07604780ND
2019-05-07604781ND
2019-07-09622421ND
2019-07-09622424ND
2019-07-09622420ND
2019-07-09622425ND
2019-07-09622423ND
2019-07-09622422ND
2019-10-15638245ND
2019-10-15638246ND
2019-10-15638244ND
2019-10-15638249ND
2019-10-15638247ND
2019-10-15638248ND
2020-01-14651235ND
2020-01-14651237ND
2020-01-14651232ND
2020-01-14651236ND
2020-01-14651233ND
2020-01-14651234ND
2020-04-07667034ND
2020-04-07667038ND
2020-04-07667036ND
2020-04-07667037ND
2020-04-07667035ND
2020-04-07667039ND
2020-07-14681575ND
2020-07-14681576ND
2020-07-14681579ND
2020-07-14681580ND
2020-07-14681577ND
2020-07-14681578ND
2020-10-01701059ND
2020-10-01701058ND
2020-10-01701060ND
2020-10-01701063ND
2020-10-01701062ND
2020-10-01701061ND
2021-01-12716871ND
2021-01-12716870ND
2021-01-12716868ND
2021-01-12716869ND
2021-01-12716873ND
2021-01-12716872ND
2021-04-13727227ND
2021-04-13727231ND
2021-04-13727228ND
2021-04-13727226ND
2021-04-13727229ND
2021-04-13727230ND
2021-07-08746441ND
2021-07-08746442ND
2021-07-08746439ND
2021-07-08746440ND
2021-07-08746437ND
2021-07-08746438ND
2021-10-12765507ND
2021-10-12765508ND
2021-10-12765504ND
2021-10-12765505ND
2021-10-12765503ND
2021-10-12765506ND
2022-01-12780972ND
2022-01-12780973ND
2022-01-12780971ND
2022-01-12780970ND
2022-01-12780969ND
2022-01-12780968ND
2022-04-11793793ND
2022-04-11793794ND
2022-04-11793795ND
2022-04-11793796ND
2022-04-11793797ND
2022-04-11793798ND
2022-05-24801992ND
2022-05-24801993ND
2022-07-12812691ND
2022-07-12812689ND
2022-07-12812690ND
2022-07-12812688ND
2022-07-12812687ND
2022-07-12812686ND
2022-10-11830077ND
2022-10-11830078ND
2022-10-11830079ND
2022-10-11830080ND
2022-10-11830081ND
2022-10-11830082ND
2023-01-12841377ND
2023-01-12841376ND
2023-01-12841375ND
2023-01-12841374ND
2023-01-12841378ND
2023-01-12841379ND
2023-04-11858515ND
2023-04-11858516ND
2023-04-11858511ND
2023-04-11858512ND
2023-04-11858513ND
2023-04-11858514ND
2023-07-11874331ND
2023-07-11874332ND
2023-07-11874330ND
2023-07-11874329ND
2023-07-11874328ND
2023-07-11874327ND
2023-10-10891364ND
2023-10-10891363ND
2023-10-10891359ND
2023-10-10891360ND
2023-10-10891361ND
2023-10-10891362ND