Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

Mount Kisco Water Department

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.

 

36

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND50ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND50ND
2021ND80ND
2022ND60ND
2023ND110ND

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
2018-11-28420-146099-4-POCSND
2018-11-28420-146099-1-POCSND
2018-11-28420-146099-2-POCSND
2018-11-28420-146099-3-POCSND
2018-11-28420-146099-5-POCSND
2019-10-29420-162528-1-POCSND
2020-04-23AW07616-POCSND
2020-04-23AW07614-POCSND
2020-04-23AW07618-POCSND
2020-09-30420-182169-1-POCSND
2020-10-05AW19196-POCSND
2021-02-17AX03237-POCSND
2021-08-03AX15580-POCSND
2021-08-03AX15582-POCSND
2021-08-03AX15584-POCSND
2021-11-02420-210185-1-POCSND
2021-11-02420-210185-3-POCSND
2021-11-02420-210185-2-POCSND
2021-11-02420-210185-4-POCSND
2022-03-10AY04233-POCSND
2022-12-19AY22492-POCSND
2022-12-19AY22493-POCSND
2022-12-19AY22490-POCSND
2022-12-19AY22491-POCSND
2022-12-19AY22489-POCSND
2023-01-24AZ01477-POCSND
2023-02-10AZ02583-POCSND
2023-02-10AZ02582-POCSND
2023-08-16AZ15162-POCSND
2023-08-16AZ15164-POCSND
2023-08-16AZ15166-POCSND
2023-11-13AZ20832-POCSND
2023-11-27AZ21566-POCSND
2023-11-27AZ21567-POCSND
2023-11-27AZ21568-POCSND
2023-11-27AZ21565-POCSND