Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

o-Dichlorobenzene

Angelica Village Public Water

o-Dichlorobenzene is used as a chemical intermediate for making agricultural herbicides. It is toxic to the liver, kidneys and the nervous system, and causes cancer in animal studies.

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND50ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
20230.500 ppb110.500 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 600 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 600 ppb for o-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 harm to internal organs.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 600 ppb

The legal limit for o-dichlorobenzene, established in 1991, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1970s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-23EHS1800003815POCND
2018-04-101805085-001ND
2018-04-101805085-002ND
2018-07-121811302-001ND
2018-10-101817655-001ND
2019-01-081900347-001ND
2019-06-05EHS1900029887POCND
2020-07-132010566-001ND
2021-09-232116229-001ND
2022-05-172207014-001ND
2023-05-16EHS2300027426-010.500 ppb