Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Toluene

Perkasie Regional Authority

Toluene is a volatile solvent that harms the nervous and immune systems, damages the liver and may increase the risk of miscarriage and birth defects. Read More.

Toluene is a petroleum-derived chemical found in gasoline and used as a solvent in paints, adhesives and cleaning supplies. Toluene is highly neurotoxic. Exposure can cause fatigue and nausea, and may lead to nervous system disorders.

 

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: 150 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 150 ppb for toluene 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): 1,000 ppb

The legal limit for toluene, established in 1991, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s.

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
2020-03-0321828173.00ND
2020-06-2322393776.00ND
2020-09-0122778510.00ND
2020-09-0122778468.00ND
2020-09-0122778489.00ND
2020-12-0123344568.00ND
2021-03-0224041350.00ND
2021-06-0124619530.00ND
2021-09-2025201414.00ND
2021-09-2025201456.00ND
2021-09-2025201435.00ND
2021-09-2025201477.00ND
2021-12-0725746119.00ND
2022-03-0126270348.00ND
2022-06-2126824220.00ND
2022-08-1627213712.00ND
2022-08-1627213760.00ND
2022-08-1627213737.00ND
2022-09-1927420650.00ND
2022-12-0627980862.00ND
2023-03-0728503201.00ND
2023-06-0629088322.00ND
2023-09-0529681690.00ND
2023-09-1929681693.00ND
2023-09-1929681692.00ND
2023-09-1929681691.00ND
2023-12-0530228280.00ND