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Ethylbenzene

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Ethylbenzene, a component of petroleum, is a volatile cancer-causing chemical primarily used for production of plastics and rubber. Ethylbenzene is also released from gasoline fuel emissions. Read More.

In animal studies, exposure to ethylbenzene causes tumors. Ethylbenzene can also damage lungs, liver, kidneys and the nervous system. The International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies ethylbenzene as “possibly carcinogenic to humans.”

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387

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
2014ND1320ND
2015ND930ND
2016ND960ND
2017ND660ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 300 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 300 ppb for ethylbenzene 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) 700 ppb

The legal limit for ethylbenzene, established in 1991, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1950s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-021401037-001-POCSND
2014-01-021401037-002-POCSND
2014-01-021401036-001-POCSND
2014-01-091401350-001-POCSND
2014-01-091401350-002-POCSND
2014-01-101401375-001-POCSND
2014-01-151401650-002-POCSND
2014-01-151401650-001-POCSND
2014-01-231401992-002-POCSND
2014-01-231401992-001-POCSND
2014-01-301401D10-001-POCSND
2014-01-301401D10-002-POCSND
2014-02-061402265-003-POCSND
2014-02-061402265-001-POCSND
2014-02-061402265-002-POCSND
2014-02-061402265-004-POCSND
2014-02-111402504-001-POCSND
2014-02-111402504-002-POCSND
2014-02-201402A61-002-POCSND
2014-02-201402A61-001-POCSND
2014-02-261402E32-002-POCSND
2014-02-261402E32-001-POCSND
2014-03-051403243-001-POCSND
2014-03-051403243-002-POCSND
2014-03-061403456-002-POCSND
2014-03-061403456-001-POCSND
2014-03-121403819-002-POCSND
2014-03-121403819-001-POCSND
2014-03-191403D65-002-POCSND
2014-03-191403D65-001-POCSND
2014-03-271403J20-002-POCSND
2014-03-271403J20-001-POCSND
2014-04-031404305-003-POCSND
2014-04-031404305-001-POCSND
2014-04-031404305-002-POCSND
2014-04-031404305-004-POCSND
2014-04-101404848-001-POCSND
2014-04-101404848-002-POCSND
2014-04-111404916-001-POCSND
2014-04-161404C59-002-POCSND
2014-04-161404C59-01-PCSND
2014-04-241404I16-002-POCSND
2014-04-241404I16-001-POCSND
2014-04-301404M20-002-POCSND
2014-04-301404M20-001-POCSND
2014-05-081405619-002-POCSND
2014-05-081405619-001-POCSND
2014-05-131405885-002-POCSND
2014-05-131405885-001-POCSND
2014-05-151405B51-002-POCSND
2014-05-151405B51-001-POCSND
2014-05-221405G76-001-POCSND
2014-05-281-POCSND
2014-05-281405J49-002-POCSND
2014-05-281405J49-001-POCSND
2014-06-041406275-003-POCSND
2014-06-041406275-004-POCSND
2014-06-041406275-001-POCSND
2014-06-041406275-002-POCSND
2014-06-101406716-002-POCSND
2014-06-101406716-001-POCSND
2014-06-181406D39-001-POCSND
2014-06-181406D39-002-POCSND
2014-06-251406I55-001-POCSND
2014-06-251406I55-002-POCSND
2014-06-301406L76-001-POCSND
2014-06-301406L76-002-POCSND
2014-07-101407716-001-POCSND
2014-07-101407715-003-POCSND
2014-07-101407715-001-POCSND
2014-07-1007715-002-POCSND
2014-07-141407899-002-POCSND
2014-07-141407899-001-POCSND
2014-07-231407G29-001-POCSND
2014-07-231407G29-002-POCSND
2014-07-281407J46-002-POCSND
2014-07-281407J46-001-POCSND
2014-08-07140873-002-POCSND
2014-08-0708473-001-POCSND
2014-08-121408758-002-POCSND
2014-08-121408757-001-POCSND
2014-08-121408758-001-POCSND
2014-08-121408757-002-POCSND
2014-08-141408A33-001-POCSND
2014-08-20F74-002-POCSND
2014-08-211408F74-001-POCSND
2014-08-281408K89-002-POCSND
2014-08-281408K89-001-POCSND
2014-09-041409329-001-POCSND
2014-09-041409328-001-POCSND
2014-09-041409329-002-POCSND
2014-09-041409328-002-POCSND
2014-09-101409776-002-POCSND
2014-09-101409776-001-POCSND
2014-09-171409D45-001-POCSND
2014-09-171409D435-004-POCND
2014-09-171409D45-003-POCSND
2014-09-171409D45-002-POCSND
2014-09-231409I10-001-POCSND
2014-09-231409I10-002-POCSND
2014-09-291409L80-001-POCSND
2014-09-291409L80-002-POCSND
2014-10-011410055-002-POCSND
2014-10-011410055-001-POCSND
2014-10-091410714-001-POCSND
2014-10-091410715-001-POCSND
2014-10-151410A01-001-POCSND
2014-10-151410A01-002-POCSND
2014-10-161410B47-002-POCSND
2014-10-161410B47-001-POCSND
2014-10-161410B47-003-POCSND
2014-10-221410E59-002-POCSND
2014-10-221410E59-001-POCSND
2014-10-291410J54-002-POCSND
2014-10-291410J54-001-POCSND
2014-11-051411244-004-POCSND
2014-11-051411244-002-POCSND
2014-11-05141244-001-POCSND
2014-11-051411244-003-POCSND
2014-11-121411744-002-POCSND
2014-11-121411744-001-POCSND
2014-11-191411D04-001-POCSND
2014-11-191411D04-002-POCSND
2014-11-201411E38-001-POCSND
2014-11-241411F91-001-POCSND
2014-12-031412271-003-POCSND
2014-12-031412271-001-POCSND
2014-12-031412271-002-POCSND
2014-12-041412361-001-POCSND
2014-12-041412361-002-POCSND
2014-12-221412G37-001-POCSND
2014-12-291412I84-001-POCSND
2015-01-061501205-001-POCSND
2015-01-071501331-003-POCSND
2015-01-071501331-004-POCSND
2015-01-071501331-001-POCSND
2015-01-071501331-002-POCSND
2015-01-081501422-001-POCSND
2015-01-141501756-001-POCSND
2015-01-151501903-001-POCSND
2015-01-281501G28-002-POCSND
2015-01-281501G28-001-POCSND
2015-02-051502324-004-POCSND
2015-02-051502324-006-POCSND
2015-02-051502324-003-POCSND
2015-02-051502324-002-POCSND
2015-02-051502324-001-POCSND
2015-02-051502324-005-POCSND
2015-02-101502565-002-POCSND
2015-02-101502565-001-POCSND
2015-02-191502C40-002ND
2015-02-191502C40-001 POCND
2015-02-261502G61-001 POCND
2015-03-051503385-004 POCND
2015-03-051503385-005 POCND
2015-03-051503385-001 POCND
2015-03-051503385-003 POCND
2015-03-051503385-002 POCND
2015-03-101503647-001 POCND
2015-03-181503C89-001 POCND
2015-03-251503I10-001ND
2015-03-301503K82-001ND
2015-04-081504614-004-POCSND
2015-04-081504614-005-POCSND
2015-04-081504614-001-POCSND
2015-04-081504614-002-POCSND
2015-04-081504614-003-POCSND
2015-04-081504614-006-POCSND
2015-04-221504I20-001 POCND
2015-04-301504N32-001ND
2015-05-071515543-001 POCND
2015-05-141505A54-001 POCND
2015-05-141505A54-005ND
2015-05-141505A54-002ND
2015-05-141515A54-003ND
2015-05-141505A54-004ND
2015-05-191505E08-001ND
2015-06-101506900-001-POCSND
2015-06-171506E73-001-POCSND
2015-06-241506K06-001-POCSND
2015-07-081507516-007-POCSND
2015-07-081507516-001-POCSND
2015-07-081507516-005-POCSND
2015-07-081507516-002-POCSND
2015-07-081507516-004-POCSND
2015-07-151507B25-001-POCSND
2015-07-221507G13-001-POCSND
2015-07-291507663-001-POCSND
2015-07-291507L54-001-POCSND
2015-08-051508392-001-POCSND
2015-08-111508814-005-POCSND
2015-08-111508814-001-POCSND
2015-08-111508814-002-POCSND
2015-08-111508814-004-POCSND
2015-08-111508814-003-POCSND
2015-08-281508M65-001ND
2015-09-021509165-004-POCSND
2015-09-021509165-002-POCSND
2015-09-021509165-003ND
2015-09-021509165-001-POCSND
2015-09-231509I86-001-POCSND
2015-10-011510061-003-POCSND
2015-10-011510061-001ND
2015-10-011510061-002-POCSND
2015-10-071510540-001-POCSND
2015-10-071510540-003-POCSND
2015-10-071510540-002-POCSND
2015-10-081510607-002-POCSND
2015-10-081510607-001-POCSND
2015-10-211510H06-001-POCSND
2015-10-271510K63-001-POCSND
2015-11-041511261-001-POCSND
2015-11-041511261-004-POCSND
2015-11-041511261-003-POCSND
2015-11-041511261-002-POCSND
2015-11-041511261-005-POCSND
2015-11-101511813-001-POCSND
2015-11-171511D32-001-POCSND
2015-12-011512095-001-POCSND
2015-12-081512664-001-POCSND
2015-12-081512664-004-POCSND
2015-12-081512664-003-POCSND
2015-12-081512664-002-POCSND
2015-12-151512C65-001-POCSND
2015-12-221512I01-001-POCSND
2016-01-051601174-003-POCSND
2016-01-051601174-002-POCSND
2016-01-051601174-001-POCSND
2016-01-191601C33-002-POCSND
2016-01-191601C33-001-POCSND
2016-01-191601C33-003-POCSND
2016-02-021602199-005-POCSND
2016-02-021602199-001-POCSND
2016-02-0216102199-002-POCND
2016-02-021602199-004-POCSND
2016-02-021602199-003-POCSND
2016-02-091602774-001-POCSND
2016-02-161602B83-001-POCSND
2016-02-231602G34-003-POCSND
2016-02-231602G34-004-POCSND
2016-02-231602G34-001-POCSND
2016-02-231602G34-002-POCSND
2016-03-011603039-003-POCSND
2016-03-011603039-006-POCSND
2016-03-011603039-007-POCSND
2016-03-0116103039-004-POCND
2016-03-011603039-005-POCSND
2016-03-081603661-001-POCSND
2016-03-151603C14-001-POCSND
2016-03-291603M55-001-POCSND
2016-04-051604436-001-POCSND
2016-04-051604436-004-POCSND
2016-04-051604436-003-POCSND
2016-04-051604436-006-POCSND
2016-04-051604436-005-POCSND
2016-04-121604B81-001-POCSND
2016-04-191604H84-002-POCSND
2016-04-261604O06-002-POCSND
2016-04-261604O06-001-POCSND
2016-05-031605239-001-POCSND
2016-05-101605891-001-POCSND
2016-05-171605F01-003-POCSND
2016-05-171605F01-004-POCSND
2016-05-171605F01-005-POCSND
2016-05-171605F01-001-POCSND
2016-05-171605F01-002-POCSND
2016-05-241605M61-001-POCSND
2016-05-311605S28-001-POCSND
2016-06-071606621-002-POCSND
2016-06-071606621-001-POCSND
2016-06-071606621-005-POCSND
2016-06-071606621-003-POCSND
2016-06-071606621-004-POCSND
2016-06-141606D75-001-POCSND
2016-06-281606R70-001-POCSND
2016-07-061607330-002-POCSND
2016-07-121607926-002-POCSND
2016-07-121607926-005-POCSND
2016-07-121607926-003-POCSND
2016-07-121607926-004-POCSND
2016-07-121607926-001-POCSND
2016-07-191607F42-001-POCSND
2016-07-261607M43-002-POCSND
2016-08-021608187-002-POCSND
2016-08-021608187-001-POCSND
2016-08-021608187-003-POCSND
2016-08-021608187-004-POCSND
2016-08-021608187-005-POCSND
2016-08-091608969-001-POCSND
2016-08-161608F72-001-POCSND
2016-08-221608K42-001-POCSND
2016-08-301608R18-001-POCSND
2016-09-061609281-007-POCSND
2016-09-061609281-002-POCSND
2016-09-061609281-004-POCSND
2016-09-061609281-003-POCSND
2016-09-061609281-001-POCSND
2016-09-131609958-001-POCSND
2016-09-201609G76-001-POCSND
2016-09-271609N15-001BND
2016-10-04701134003-POCSND
2016-10-04701134002-POCSND
2016-10-04701134001-POCSND
2016-10-11701734002-POCSND
2016-10-11701734001-POCSND
2016-10-11701734003-POCSND
2016-10-18702380004-POCSND
2016-10-18702380001-POCSND
2016-10-25703417001-POCSND
2016-10-25702929001-POCSND
2016-11-01703417003-POCSND
2016-11-01703417005-POCSND
2016-11-01703417002-POCSND
2016-11-01703417004-POCSND
2016-11-07703844002-POCSND
2016-11-15704566001-POCSND
2016-12-06706114003-POCSND
2016-12-06706114001-POCSND
2016-12-06706114002-POCSND
2016-12-06706114004-POCSND
2016-12-06706114005-POCSND
2017-01-03708133002-POCSND
2017-01-03708133001-POCSND
2017-01-03708133004-POCSND
2017-01-03708133003-POCSND
2017-01-03708133005-POCSND
2017-01-10708747001-POCSND
2017-02-037010547002-POCSND
2017-02-037010547003-POCSND
2017-02-037010547004-POCSND
2017-02-077010817002-POCSND
2017-02-077010817001-POCSND
2017-02-287012285002-POCSND
2017-03-027012480004-POCSND
2017-03-027012480001ND
2017-03-027012796005ND
2017-03-027012480002ND
2017-03-027012480003ND
2017-03-077012796004-POCSND
2017-03-077012796002-POCSND
2017-03-077012796003-POCSND
2017-03-077012796001-POCSND
2017-03-077012796006ND
2017-04-037014734004-POCSND
2017-04-037014734002-POCSND
2017-04-037014734001-POCSND
2017-04-037014734003-POCSND
2017-04-047014893001-POCSND
2017-04-187016174002ND
2017-05-027017476002-POCSND
2017-05-027017476003-POCSND
2017-05-027017476005-POCSND
2017-05-027017476004-POCSND
2017-05-027017476001ND
2017-06-067020532002ND
2017-06-067020532003ND
2017-06-067020532004ND
2017-06-067020532001ND
2017-06-127021053001ND
2017-07-077023427005ND
2017-07-077023427004ND
2017-07-077023427006ND
2017-07-077023427001ND
2017-07-077023427002ND
2017-07-187024460001ND
2017-08-157027300001ND
2017-09-057028861002ND
2017-09-127029664002ND
2017-09-127029664001ND
2017-09-187030182001-POCSND
2017-09-187030182002-POCSND
2017-10-037031786001ND
2017-10-107032449002ND
2017-10-107032449001ND
2017-10-177033171002ND
2017-10-177033171001ND
2017-10-317034408001ND
2017-11-067034944001ND
2017-11-067034944002ND
2017-11-067034944003ND
2017-11-067034944004ND
2017-11-147035716004ND
2017-12-057037213004ND
2017-12-057037213006ND
2017-12-057037213001ND
2017-12-057037213002ND
2017-12-057037213003ND