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Monochlorobenzene (chlorobenzene)

East Orange Water Commission

Monochlorobenzene is used as a solvent for pesticides, a degreasing agent and an intermediate for manufacturing other chemicals. It causes liver and kidney damage in studies of laboratory animals.

 

365

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND1380ND
2015ND680ND
2016ND950ND
2017ND240ND
2018ND220ND
2019ND180ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 70 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 70 ppb for monochlorobenzene 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) 100 ppb

The legal limit for monochlorobenzene, established in 1991, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1960s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-0724913-1ND
2014-01-0924970-1ND
2014-01-0924970-2ND
2014-01-1425006-1ND
2014-01-2125140-1ND
2014-01-2825218-1ND
2014-01-3125276-1ND
2014-01-3125276-2ND
2014-01-3125276-5ND
2014-01-3125276-3ND
2014-01-3125276-4ND
2014-02-0625316-1ND
2014-02-0725337-1ND
2014-02-0725337-2ND
2014-02-1125394-1ND
2014-02-1825484-1ND
2014-02-2125559-2ND
2014-02-2125559-1ND
2014-02-2125559-3ND
2014-02-2125559-5ND
2014-02-2125559-4ND
2014-02-2525576-1ND
2014-03-0425672-1ND
2014-03-0625737-2ND
2014-03-0625737-3ND
2014-03-0625737-1ND
2014-03-1125775-1ND
2014-03-1325847-2ND
2014-03-1325847-1ND
2014-03-1425864-3ND
2014-03-1425864-4ND
2014-03-1425864-2ND
2014-03-1425864-1ND
2014-03-1825881-1ND
2014-03-2526003-1ND
2014-03-2526002-2ND
2014-03-2526002-3ND
2014-03-2526002-1ND
2014-04-0226091-1ND
2014-04-1026219-1ND
2014-04-1126230-1ND
2014-04-1526276-1ND
2014-04-1726318-2ND
2014-04-1726318-1ND
2014-04-1726317-1ND
2014-04-1726318-3ND
2014-04-1726318-4ND
2014-04-1726318-5ND
2014-04-2226360-1ND
2014-04-2426411-2ND
2014-04-2426411-1ND
2014-04-2926464-1ND
2014-05-0726577-1ND
2014-05-0826615-2ND
2014-05-0826615-1ND
2014-05-0826615-3ND
2014-05-0826615-4ND
2014-05-0826615-5ND
2014-05-1326667-1ND
2014-05-1426681-1ND
2014-05-1926759-1ND
2014-05-2126792-1ND
2014-05-2226819-4ND
2014-05-2226819-1ND
2014-05-2226819-2ND
2014-05-2226819-3ND
2014-05-2726878-1ND
2014-06-0927071-1ND
2014-06-1027097-1ND
2014-06-1027079-1ND
2014-06-1127122-1ND
2014-06-1227158-1ND
2014-06-1227158-2ND
2014-06-1227158-3ND
2014-06-1227158-4ND
2014-06-1227158-5ND
2014-06-1727241-1ND
2014-06-1927330-1ND
2014-06-1927331-1ND
2014-06-1927331-2ND
2014-06-2027346-1ND
2014-06-2027371-1ND
2014-06-2027371-2ND
2014-06-2427397-1ND
2014-06-3027523-1ND
2014-07-1027714-1ND
2014-07-1027713-1ND
2014-07-1027713-2ND
2014-07-1027713-3ND
2014-07-1527777-1ND
2014-07-2327976-1ND
2014-07-2828019-1ND
2014-07-3028095-1ND
2014-07-3128096-1ND
2014-08-0428121-1ND
2014-08-0528147-1ND
2014-08-06DWS031-1ND
2014-08-06DWS032-1ND
2014-08-06DWS033-1ND
2014-08-1228234-1ND
2014-08-1928458-1ND
2014-08-2628543-1ND
2014-08-2728573-1ND
2014-08-2728573-2ND
2014-08-2728573-3ND
2014-09-0228651-1ND
2014-09-0828701-2ND
2014-09-0828701-1ND
2014-09-1028778-1ND
2014-09-1028777-1ND
2014-09-1228836-1ND
2014-09-1228835-1ND
2014-09-1528859-1ND
2014-09-1728911-1ND
2014-09-1828912-1ND
2014-09-2329005-1ND
2014-10-0729281-1ND
2014-10-1429393-1ND
2014-10-2129490-1ND
2014-10-2229541-1ND
2014-10-2329543-1ND
2014-10-2429585-1ND
2014-10-2729600-1ND
2014-10-2829598-1ND
2014-10-2829599-1ND
2014-11-0329679-1ND
2014-11-1029769-1ND
2014-11-1029768-1ND
2014-11-1429897-1ND
2014-11-1729909-1ND
2014-11-1929963-1ND
2014-11-2430038-1ND
2014-12-0230114-1ND
2014-12-0930243-1ND
2014-12-1630355-1ND
2014-12-2330475-1ND
2014-12-3030555-1ND
2014-12-3030556-1ND
2015-01-0630599-1ND
2015-01-0730666-1ND
2015-01-1330753-1ND
2015-01-1330754-1ND
2015-01-1530803-1ND
2015-01-2130882-1ND
2015-01-2630938-1ND
2015-02-0531104-1ND
2015-02-1031146-1ND
2015-02-2031324-1ND
2015-02-2431365-1ND
2015-03-0331492-1ND
2015-03-0531545-2ND
2015-03-0531545-1ND
2015-03-1031593-1ND
2015-03-2031784-1ND
2015-03-2431820-1ND
2015-04-0131924-1ND
2015-04-07DWS111-1ND
2015-04-14DWS194-1ND
2015-04-16DWS240-1ND
2015-04-21DWS310-1ND
2015-04-28DWS318-1ND
2015-05-06DWS466-1ND
2015-05-13DWS534-1ND
2015-05-19DWS539-1ND
2015-05-26DWS627-1ND
2015-06-02DWS686-1ND
2015-06-09DWS776-1ND
2015-06-16DWS862-1ND
2015-06-20DWS982-1ND
2015-06-23DWS921-1ND
2015-07-07DWS1065-1ND
2015-07-14DWSC24-1ND
2015-07-21DWSC67-1ND
2015-07-21DWSC66-1ND
2015-07-22DWSC72-1ND
2015-07-28DWSC98-1ND
2015-08-10DWSC166-1ND
2015-08-18DWSC226-1ND
2015-08-24DWSC264-1ND
2015-08-25DWSC285-1ND
2015-09-01DWSC303-1ND
2015-09-08DWSC338-1ND
2015-09-15DWSC383-1ND
2015-10-06DWSC535-1ND
2015-10-09DWSC574-1ND
2015-10-13DWSC579-1ND
2015-10-20DWSC628-1ND
2015-10-22DWSC658-1ND
2015-10-23DWSC681-1ND
2015-10-27DWSC667-1ND
2015-10-28DWSC682-1ND
2015-10-305110004-01ND
2015-11-045110115-01ND
2015-11-065110210-01ND
2015-11-105110310-01ND
2015-11-115110403-01ND
2015-11-125110418-01ND
2015-11-165110527-01ND
2015-11-245110715-01ND
2015-12-015120004-01ND
2015-12-055120195-01ND
2015-12-085120226-01ND
2015-12-155120439-01ND
2015-12-225120663-01ND
2015-12-285120771-01ND
2015-12-295120772-01ND
2016-01-056010029-01ND
2016-01-136010300-01ND
2016-01-146010330-01ND
2016-01-156010434-01ND
2016-01-196010435-01ND
2016-01-206010477-01ND
2016-01-266010614-01ND
2016-01-266010640-01ND
2016-01-276010639-01ND
2016-01-286010673-01ND
2016-01-296020018-01ND
2016-02-026020047-01ND
2016-02-046020138-01ND
2016-02-096020259-01ND
2016-02-106020342-01ND
2016-02-196020522-01ND
2016-02-236020588-01ND
2016-03-016030009-01ND
2016-03-046030195-01ND
2016-03-086030253-01ND
2016-03-156030466-01ND
2016-03-236030717-01ND
2016-03-296030898-01ND
2016-04-026040051-01ND
2016-04-036040052-01ND
2016-04-046040064-01ND
2016-04-056040126-01ND
2016-04-076040204-01ND
2016-04-086040310-01ND
2016-04-086040290-01ND
2016-04-096040357-01ND
2016-04-106040355-01ND
2016-04-106040356-01ND
2016-04-116040365-01ND
2016-04-126040394-01ND
2016-04-146040503-01ND
2016-04-196040662-01ND
2016-04-266040844-01ND
2016-05-036050054-01ND
2016-05-106050327-01ND
2016-05-166050537-01ND
2016-05-316050905-01ND
2016-06-066060253-01ND
2016-06-146060417-01ND
2016-06-216060623-01ND
2016-06-246060771-01ND
2016-06-286060838-01ND
2016-07-056070046-01ND
2016-07-136070327-01ND
2016-07-196070486-01ND
2016-08-026080055-01ND
2016-08-056080198-01ND
2016-08-056080197-01ND
2016-08-086080240-01ND
2016-08-096080281-01ND
2016-08-096080299-01ND
2016-08-106080344-01ND
2016-08-126080487-01ND
2016-08-166080528-01ND
2016-08-176080621-01ND
2016-08-186080665-01ND
2016-08-226080703-01ND
2016-08-236080745-01ND
2016-08-256080841-01ND
2016-08-266080913-01ND
2016-08-316080996-01ND
2016-08-316080980-01ND
2016-09-016090011-01ND
2016-09-026090073-01ND
2016-09-066090143-01ND
2016-09-076090140-01ND
2016-09-126090296-01ND
2016-09-136090312-01ND
2016-09-146090375-01ND
2016-09-166090445-01ND
2016-09-206090538-01ND
2016-09-296090786-01ND
2016-09-306090820-01ND
2016-10-026100019-01ND
2016-10-046100090-01ND
2016-10-046100044-01ND
2016-10-116100292-01ND
2016-10-136100397-01ND
2016-10-136100396-01ND
2016-10-146100423-01ND
2016-10-176100458-01ND
2016-10-206100579-01ND
2016-10-266100762-01ND
2016-11-016110001-01ND
2016-11-076110205-01ND
2016-11-156110447-01ND
2016-11-226110704-01ND
2016-12-016120005-01ND
2016-12-076120217-01ND
2016-12-136120413-01ND
2017-01-037010004-01ND
2017-01-047010035-01ND
2017-01-257010597-01ND
2017-02-087020222-01ND
2017-02-227020604-01ND
2017-03-077030170-01ND
2017-03-217030492-01ND
2017-04-047040044-01ND
2017-04-197040528-01ND
2017-05-027050055-01ND
2017-05-247050850-01ND
2017-06-077060198-01ND
2017-07-127070319-01ND
2017-07-187070474-01ND
2017-08-107080399-01ND
2017-08-237080831-01ND
2017-09-067090097-01ND
2017-09-207090610-01ND
2017-10-037100033-01ND
2017-10-257100771-01ND
2017-11-077110292-01ND
2017-11-287110898-01ND
2017-12-057120104-01ND
2017-12-207120618-01ND
2018-01-058010087-01ND
2018-01-238010580-01ND
2018-02-208020601-01ND
2018-03-208030594-01ND
2018-04-038040026-01ND
2018-04-248040844-01ND
2018-05-088050333-01ND
2018-05-228050940-01ND
2018-06-118060408-01ND
2018-07-038070076-01ND
2018-07-248070946-01ND
2018-08-078080232-01ND
2018-08-288081162-01ND
2018-09-048090030-01ND
2018-09-188090645-01ND
2018-10-098100388-01ND
2018-10-258101080-01ND
2018-11-088110318-01ND
2018-11-288111004-02ND
2018-11-288111004-01ND
2018-12-128120388-01ND
2018-12-198120656-01ND
2019-01-239010787-01ND
2019-02-059020077-01ND
2019-02-209020715-01ND
2019-03-129030419-01ND
2019-03-269031011-01ND
2019-04-049040248-01ND
2019-04-189040829-01ND
2019-05-159050674-01ND
2019-06-119060360-01ND
2019-06-289061186-01ND
2019-07-179070836-01ND
2019-08-069080180-01ND
2019-08-289081407-01ND
2019-09-109090396-01ND
2019-09-199090873-01ND
2019-10-099100436-01ND
2019-10-229101022-01ND
2019-12-119120440-01ND