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p-Dichlorobenzene

Woodbury City Water Department

NOTE: Woodbury City Water Department purchases water from NJ American Water - Western which is required to test for p-dichlorobenzene. Sample information shown below was taken by NJ American Water - Western.

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.

 

67

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND90ND
2019ND60ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND70ND
2022ND90ND
2023ND40ND

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

NOTE: Woodbury City Water Department purchases water from NJ American Water - Western which is required to test for p-dichlorobenzene. Sample information shown below was taken by NJ American Water - Western.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-3038457801ND
2018-03-0238460101ND
2018-03-1239249001ND
2018-04-1738070101ND
2018-04-3039285601ND
2018-07-0640458701ND
2018-07-0640460801ND
2018-10-1241622001ND
2018-10-1941624001ND
2019-01-0742646601ND
2019-01-3042649801ND
2019-04-1243709301ND
2019-07-0345209201ND
2019-10-2846945101ND
2019-12-0547756801ND
2020-01-0848071201ND
2020-01-1448070901ND
2020-01-1548071801ND
2020-02-0448843101ND
2020-02-0648071701ND
2020-02-0748578401ND
2020-03-0648923701ND
2020-03-0648923801ND
2020-04-0349530901ND
2020-06-1250012901ND
2020-06-1950013401ND
2020-06-1950013301ND
2020-07-1050728101ND
2020-07-1750013201ND
2020-10-0952212401ND
2021-01-0653087701ND
2021-01-2153087601ND
2021-04-0954063101ND
2021-06-2354808401ND
2021-07-1955496401ND
2021-10-0856487401ND
2021-10-2256490001ND
2022-01-0557301201ND
2022-01-0757303501ND
2022-01-1157301001ND
2022-04-1458324201ND
2022-04-2258867301ND
2022-07-1559561401ND
2022-07-2960132901ND
2022-10-0760561501ND
2022-10-0760561301ND
2023-01-0461651201ND
2023-01-0661653301ND
2023-01-0661651101ND
2023-02-1561969401ND
2023-03-1062384501ND
2023-03-1062384701ND
2023-04-2862901001ND
2023-04-2862901301ND
2023-05-0462905101ND
2023-05-0562900901ND
2023-06-1363786801ND
2023-06-1963787201ND
2023-06-1963799401ND
2023-06-2267060701ND
2023-07-0766872001ND
2023-08-1161651401ND
2023-09-0766871601ND
2023-09-1968247401ND
2023-10-0668039701ND
2023-10-1268038601ND
2023-10-2368035801ND