Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

Oakview Leisure Village

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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

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
2018-03-1839402401ND
2018-04-1339620301ND
2018-08-2141281501ND
2018-08-2141281502ND
2019-03-31P19-2554-01ND
2019-04-22P19-2557-01ND
2019-11-13P19-10851-01ND
2020-03-02P20-01547-04ND
2020-03-02P20-01547-05ND
2020-12-16P20-10191-01ND
2021-02-22P21-01383-04ND
2021-11-03P21-12088-02ND
2022-02-22P22-01516-03ND
2022-11-08P22-12640-01ND
2023-02-14P23-01317-03ND
2023-11-07P23-12684-01ND