Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

Candlewood Park Water District

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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND50ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND50ND

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
2020-01-27AW01792-POCSND
2020-08-27AW16649-POCSND
2020-08-27AW16651-POCSND
2020-09-22420-181340-2-POCSND
2020-09-22420-181340-1-POCSND
2021-04-21AX07611-POCSND
2021-04-21AX07609-POCSND
2021-10-06AX20377-POCSND
2022-06-16AY10393-POCSND
2022-06-16AY10389-POCSND
2022-12-08AY21972-POCSND
2023-05-02CN95930-POCSND
2023-05-02CN95932-POCSND
2023-06-07AZ10246-POCSND
2023-06-07AZ10248-POCSND
2023-12-18AZ22799-POCND