Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

Springfield Utility Board

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.

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND50ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

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
2018-06-261806B8801A-VND
2018-07-11180758501A-VND
2019-07-101907459001-VND
2019-08-291908157801A-VND
2020-07-16202007170409-VND
2020-07-23202007240137-VND
2020-07-23202007240138-VND
2020-07-28202007290169-VND
2020-09-17202009180226-VND
2021-07-07202107090886-VND
2021-08-12202108160334-VND
2022-08-0322080314-01-VND
2022-09-2122091159-01-VND
2023-09-1223090569-01A-VND
2023-09-1223090566-01A-VND