Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

o-Dichlorobenzene

Lower Bucks County Joint Municipal Authority

o-Dichlorobenzene is used as a chemical intermediate for making agricultural herbicides. It is toxic to the liver, kidneys and the nervous system, and causes cancer in animal studies.

 

11

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
2019ND20ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 600 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 600 ppb for o-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 harm to internal organs.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 600 ppb

The legal limit for o-dichlorobenzene, established in 1991, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1970s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-01-31AG07699ND
2019-04-09AG14042ND
2020-04-1622003242.00ND
2020-08-1322777329.00ND
2020-10-0823163632.00ND
2021-01-1423693156.00ND
2021-04-2824228332.00ND
2021-08-2625001552.00ND
2021-10-1325384942.00ND
2022-02-1526099755.00ND
2023-02-1528331142.00ND