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o-Dichlorobenzene

Perkasie Regional 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.

 

41

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND70ND
2019ND70ND
2020ND60ND
2021ND70ND
2022ND70ND
2023ND70ND

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
2018-03-068024485-02ND
2018-06-048052857-02ND
2018-09-048084662-02ND
2018-09-178093548-01ND
2018-09-178093548-03ND
2018-09-178093548-02ND
2018-12-038110453-02REND
2019-03-059023322-02ND
2019-06-049053891-02ND
2019-09-039084135-02ND
2019-11-119111441-02ND
2019-11-119111441-03ND
2019-11-119111441-01ND
2019-12-039113323-02ND
2020-03-0321828159.00ND
2020-06-2322393762.00ND
2020-09-0122778496.00ND
2020-09-0122778454.00ND
2020-09-0122778475.00ND
2020-12-0123344554.00ND
2021-03-0224041336.00ND
2021-06-0124619516.00ND
2021-09-2025201400.00ND
2021-09-2025201442.00ND
2021-09-2025201421.00ND
2021-09-2025201463.00ND
2021-12-0725746105.00ND
2022-03-0126270334.00ND
2022-06-2126824206.00ND
2022-08-1627213698.00ND
2022-08-1627213746.00ND
2022-08-1627213723.00ND
2022-09-1927420622.00ND
2022-12-0627980834.00ND
2023-03-0728503187.00ND
2023-06-0629088294.00ND
2023-09-0529681620.00ND
2023-09-1929681623.00ND
2023-09-1929681622.00ND
2023-09-1929681621.00ND
2023-12-0530228252.00ND