Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Monochlorobenzene (chlorobenzene)

Briarcliff Manor Village

Monochlorobenzene is used as a solvent for pesticides, a degreasing agent and an intermediate for manufacturing other chemicals. It causes liver and kidney damage in studies of laboratory animals.

 

19

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND50ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND40ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 70 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 70 ppb for monochlorobenzene 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): 100 ppb

The legal limit for monochlorobenzene, established in 1991, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1960s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-09-24AU20760-POCSND
2019-11-13AV23866-POCSND
2020-02-04AW02346POCSND
2020-07-28AW14390-POCSND
2020-07-28AW14392-POCSND
2020-11-23AW21634-POCSND
2021-02-03AX02231-POCSND
2021-08-17AX16692-POCSND
2021-08-17AX16690-POCSND
2021-09-20AX19180-POCS-BRIND
2021-09-20AX19184-POCS-BRIND
2022-08-02AY13527-POCSND
2022-08-02AY13529-POCSND
2022-10-24AY19130-POCS-BRIND
2022-10-28AY19476-POCS-BRIND
2023-08-30AZ16072-POCSND
2023-08-30AZ16070-POCSND
2023-10-19AZ19385-POCS-BRIND
2023-10-19AZ19384-POCS-BRIND