Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

Elmsford Village

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.

 

19

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND40ND
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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-09-24AU20760POCND
2019-05-03AV08922POCSND
2019-11-13AV23866ELMS-POCSND
2020-05-12AW08771POCSND
2020-11-09AW21634POCSND
2020-12-08AW23394-POCSND
2020-12-08AW23392-POCSND
2021-04-14AX07011-POCSND
2021-09-20AX19184-POCS-ELMND
2021-10-12AX20657-POCSND
2021-10-12AX20659-POCSND
2022-05-17AY08347-POCSND
2022-10-13AY18507-POCSND
2022-10-13AY18505-POCSND
2022-10-28AY19476-POCS-ELMND
2023-04-04AZ05872-POCSND
2023-10-19AZ19384-POCS-ELMND
2023-11-28AZ21644-POCSND
2023-11-28AZ21646-POCSND