Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

Fort Plain

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.

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND10ND
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
2018-06-23JH1804477-POCND
2018-06-23JH1804475-POCND
2019-03-04JH1901270-POCND
2019-03-04JH1901268-POCND
2020-05-18JH2003244-POCND
2020-07-25JH2005166-POCND
2021-06-28JH2104973-POCSND
2022-04-04JH2202417-POCND
2022-04-04JH2202419-POCND
2023-03-06JH2301688-POCND
2023-03-06JH2301687-POCND