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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Toluene

Monroe Twp MUA

Toluene is a volatile solvent that harms the nervous and immune systems, damages the liver and may increase the risk of miscarriage and birth defects. Read More.

Toluene is a petroleum-derived chemical found in gasoline and used as a solvent in paints, adhesives and cleaning supplies. Toluene is highly neurotoxic. Exposure can cause fatigue and nausea, and may lead to nervous system disorders.

 

296

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
20140.000673 ppb1041ND - 0.0700 ppb
20150.00165 ppb1033ND - 0.110 ppb
2016ND330ND
2017ND200ND
2018ND180ND
2019ND180ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 150 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 150 ppb for toluene 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) 1,000 ppb

The legal limit for toluene, established in 1991, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-08L4861520-2ND
2014-01-08L4861515-2ND
2014-01-08L4861520-4ND
2014-01-15L4869367-2ND
2014-01-15L4869365-2ND
2014-01-15L4869367-4ND
2014-01-15L4869367-6ND
2014-01-29L4806346-1ND
2014-02-04L4900199-2ND
2014-02-04L4900197-2ND
2014-02-04L4900199-6ND
2014-02-12L4905594-2ND
2014-02-12L4905592-2ND
2014-02-12L4905594-4ND
2014-02-12L4905594-6ND
2014-02-26L4421456-2ND
2014-02-26L4837290-1ND
2014-03-05L4941110-2ND
2014-03-05L4941108-2ND
2014-03-05L4941110-4ND
2014-03-05L4941110-6ND
2014-03-12L4947427-2ND
2014-03-12L4947425-2ND
2014-03-12L4947427-4ND
2014-03-12L4947427-6ND
2014-04-02L4974860-2ND
2014-04-02L4974854-2ND
2014-04-09L4983624-2ND
2014-04-09L4983625-2ND
2014-04-09L3910885-3ND
2014-04-09L4498576-1ND
2014-05-07L5011070-2ND
2014-05-07L5011071-2ND
2014-05-07L4893067-1ND
2014-05-14L5016054-6ND
2014-05-21L4861514-2ND
2014-05-21L4861514-4ND
2014-05-21L4861514-6ND
2014-05-21L4861514-8ND
2014-06-04L5055995-2ND
2014-06-04L5055996-2ND
2014-06-04L5055995-6ND
2014-06-04L4974856-3ND
2014-06-18L5101766-2ND
2014-06-18L5101769-2ND
2014-06-18L5101766-4ND
2014-06-18L5101766-6ND
2014-06-25L5065611-4ND
2014-06-25L5065611-2ND
2014-06-25L5065611-6ND
2014-06-26L4800632-2ND
2014-07-02L5112472-2ND
2014-07-02L5112472-8ND
2014-07-02L5112472-4ND
2014-07-02L5112472-6ND
2014-07-02L5112472-10ND
2014-07-02L5112472-13ND
2014-07-16L5112474-4ND
2014-07-16L5112474-2ND
2014-07-16L5112474-6ND
2014-07-16L5112474-8ND
2014-08-06L5158340-2ND
2014-08-06L5158342-2ND
2014-08-06L5158340-4ND
2014-08-06L5158340-6ND
2014-08-20L5168226-2ND
2014-08-20L5168226-4ND
2014-08-20L5168226-6ND
2014-08-28L5197977-2ND
2014-09-10L5209131-2ND
2014-09-10L5209133-2ND
2014-09-10L5209131-4ND
2014-09-10L5209131-6ND
2014-09-24L5202847-2ND
2014-09-24L5202849-2ND
2014-09-24L5202847-4ND
2014-09-24L5202847-6ND
2014-09-24L5216776-3ND
2014-10-08L5240114-2ND
2014-10-08L5240117-2ND
2014-10-08L5240114-4ND
2014-10-08L5240114-6ND
2014-10-08L5240119-7ND
2014-10-22L5247599-2ND
2014-10-22L5247600-2ND
2014-10-22L5247599-4ND
2014-10-22L5247599-6ND
2014-11-05L5284696-2ND
2014-11-05L5284697-2ND
2014-11-05L5284696-4ND
2014-11-05L5284696-6ND
2014-11-14L5101770-2ND
2014-11-19L5292114-2ND
2014-11-19L5292115-2ND
2014-11-19L5292114-4ND
2014-11-19L5292114-6ND
2014-12-03L5320700-2ND
2014-12-03L5320701-2ND
2014-12-03L5320700-40.0700 ppb
2014-12-03L5320700-6ND
2014-12-17L5328165-2ND
2014-12-17L5328166-2ND
2014-12-17L5328165-4ND
2014-12-17L5328165-6ND
2015-01-07L5364521-2ND
2015-01-07L5364557-2ND
2015-01-07L5364521-4ND
2015-01-07L5364521-6ND
2015-01-07L5101772-1ND
2015-01-21L5372236-2ND
2015-01-21L5372236-8ND
2015-01-21L5372236-4ND
2015-01-21L5372236-6ND
2015-01-21L4974849-1ND
2015-02-04L5406333-2ND
2015-02-04L5406367-2ND
2015-02-04L5406333-4ND
2015-02-04L5406333-6ND
2015-02-18L5415948-20.0300 ppb
2015-02-18L5415948-4ND
2015-02-18L5415948-60.0300 ppb
2015-03-04L5450243-2ND
2015-03-04L5450243-4ND
2015-03-04L5450243-6ND
2015-03-18L5458177-2ND
2015-03-18L5458177-4ND
2015-03-18L5458177-6ND
2015-04-01L5489111-2ND
2015-04-01L5489174-2ND
2015-04-01L5489111-4ND
2015-04-01L5489111-6ND
2015-04-15L5497563-2ND
2015-04-15L5497581-2ND
2015-04-15L5497563-4ND
2015-04-15L5497563-6ND
2015-04-15L5489175-3ND
2015-05-06L5547742-2ND
2015-05-06L5547759-2ND
2015-05-06L5547742-4ND
2015-05-06L5547742-6ND
2015-05-06L5576820-3ND
2015-05-20L5352907-2ND
2015-05-20L5352907-8ND
2015-05-20L5352907-4ND
2015-05-20L5352907-6ND
2015-06-03L5586596-2ND
2015-06-03L5586632-2ND
2015-06-03L5586596-4ND
2015-06-03L5586596-6ND
2015-06-03L5586596-8ND
2015-06-03L5586596-11ND
2015-06-17L5595492-2ND
2015-06-17L5595511-2ND
2015-06-17L5595492-4ND
2015-06-17L5595492-6ND
2015-07-08L5652152-2ND
2015-07-08L5652173-2ND
2015-07-08L5652152-4ND
2015-07-08L5652152-6ND
2015-07-24L5724309-2ND
2015-07-24L5724309-4ND
2015-07-24L5724309-6ND
2015-07-24L5724309-8ND
2015-08-12L5707284-2ND
2015-08-12L5707322-2ND
2015-08-12L5707284-4ND
2015-08-12L5707284-6ND
2015-08-26L5718591-2ND
2015-08-26L5718611-20.110 ppb
2015-08-26L5718591-4ND
2015-08-26L5718591-6ND
2015-09-09L5760285-2ND
2015-09-09L5760328-2ND
2015-09-09L5760285-4ND
2015-09-09L5760285-6ND
2015-09-23L5769948-2ND
2015-09-23L5769968-2ND
2015-09-23L5769948-4ND
2015-09-23L5769948-6ND
2015-10-07L5817658-2ND
2015-10-07L5817693-2ND
2015-10-07L5817658-4ND
2015-10-07L5817658-6ND
2015-10-21L5827923-2ND
2015-10-21L5808048-2ND
2015-10-21L5827923-4ND
2015-10-21L5827923-6ND
2015-11-04L5861335-2ND
2015-11-04L5861373-2ND
2015-11-04L5861335-4ND
2015-11-04L5861335-6ND
2015-11-18L5352909-2ND
2015-11-18L5870878-2ND
2015-11-18L5352909-4ND
2015-11-18L5352909-6ND
2015-12-09L5908501-2ND
2015-12-09L5908537-2ND
2015-12-09L5908501-4ND
2015-12-09L5908501-6ND
2015-12-09L5908501-1ND
2015-12-09L5908537-1ND
2015-12-09L5908501-3ND
2015-12-09L5908501-5ND
2015-12-23L5914288-2ND
2015-12-23L5914307-2ND
2015-12-23L5914288-4ND
2015-12-23L5914288-6ND
2016-01-06L5966583-2ND
2016-01-06L5966649-2ND
2016-01-06L5966583-4ND
2016-01-06L5966583-6ND
2016-01-20L5974155-2ND
2016-01-20L5974175-2ND
2016-01-20L5974155-4ND
2016-01-20L5974155-6ND
2016-01-20L5966584-5ND
2016-02-03L6015326-2ND
2016-02-03L6015362-2ND
2016-02-03L6015326-4ND
2016-02-03L6015326-6ND
2016-02-17L6024321-2ND
2016-02-17L6024338-2ND
2016-02-17L6024321-4ND
2016-02-17L6024321-6ND
2016-03-02L6065292-2ND
2016-03-02L6065331-2ND
2016-03-02L6065292-4ND
2016-03-02L6065292-6ND
2016-04-06L6125450-2ND
2016-04-06L6125450-4ND
2016-04-06L6125450-6ND
2016-04-13L6125516-2ND
2016-07-06L6313227-2ND
2016-07-06L6313308-2ND
2016-07-06L6313227-4ND
2016-07-06L6313227-6ND
2016-10-12L6475455-2ND
2016-10-12L6475485-2ND
2016-10-12L6475455-4ND
2016-12-21L6605364-2ND
2017-01-11L6603897-2ND
2017-01-11L6597137-2ND
2017-01-11L6603897-4ND
2017-01-11L6597137-5ND
2017-03-21L6581801-2ND
2017-04-20L6718593-2ND
2017-04-20L6718593-4ND
2017-04-20L6718593-6ND
2017-04-26L6718833-2ND
2017-04-26L6718833-7ND
2017-04-26L6718833-4ND
2017-05-16L6805913-2ND
2017-07-12L6853457-8ND
2017-07-12L6853457-2ND
2017-07-12L6853457-4ND
2017-07-12L6853457-6ND
2017-10-11L6949155-2ND
2017-10-11L6955277-2ND
2017-10-11L6949155-4ND
2017-10-11L6955277-4ND
2018-01-173859238ND
2018-01-173859242ND
2018-01-173859236ND
2018-01-173859240ND
2018-01-173859233ND
2018-01-173859232ND
2018-04-11380411231ND
2018-04-11380411235ND
2018-04-11380411237ND
2018-04-11380411233ND
2018-07-12380712232.2ND
2018-07-12380712231.2ND
2018-07-12380712233.2ND
2018-07-12380712241.2ND
2018-10-09381009715.1ND
2018-10-09381009714.1ND
2018-10-09381009709.1ND
2018-10-09381009713.1ND
2019-01-16390116753.2ND
2019-01-16390116754.2ND
2019-01-16390116751.2ND
2019-01-16390116752.2ND
2019-01-16390116762.2ND
2019-01-16390116765ND
2019-04-09390409733.2ND
2019-04-09390409734.2ND
2019-04-09390409735.2ND
2019-04-09390409732.2ND
2019-07-19390719720.2ND
2019-07-19390719724.2ND
2019-07-19390719725.2ND
2019-07-19390719726.2ND
2019-10-22391022708.1ND
2019-10-22391022709.1ND
2019-10-22391022710.1ND
2019-10-22391022711.1ND