Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Toluene

Northampton Bucks County Municipal 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.

 

98

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND110ND
2019ND120ND
2020ND230ND
2021ND120ND
2022ND120ND
20230.179 ppb281ND - 5.00 ppb

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
2018-01-29L6996345-1ND
2018-05-228013250-02ND
2018-05-228013250-01ND
2018-07-238019104-01ND
2018-07-238019104-04ND
2018-07-238019104-02ND
2018-07-238019104-03ND
2018-08-278024440-01ND
2018-08-278024440-05ND
2018-11-208028289-01ND
2018-11-208028289-05REND
2019-02-269006185-05ND
2019-02-269006185-01ND
2019-04-299010209-02ND
2019-04-299010209-01ND
2019-04-299010209-04ND
2019-04-299009352-05ND
2019-04-299010209-03ND
2019-04-299009352-01ND
2019-07-179021348-05ND
2019-07-179021348-01ND
2019-10-089034544-05ND
2019-10-089034544-01ND
2020-03-0221831372.00ND
2020-03-0221831371.00ND
2020-05-0722198868.00ND
2020-05-0722198889.00ND
2020-07-1322592315.00ND
2020-07-1322592314.00ND
2020-08-0622782192.00ND
2020-08-0622782190.00ND
2020-08-0622782191.00ND
2020-10-0723167721.00ND
2020-10-0723167720.00ND
2020-12-0923522087.00ND
2020-12-2923522786.00ND
2020-12-2923522788.00ND
2020-12-3023522787.00ND
2020-12-3023522783.00ND
2020-12-3023522784.00ND
2020-12-3023522790.00ND
2020-12-3023522793.00ND
2020-12-3023522789.00ND
2020-12-3023522785.00ND
2020-12-3023522791.00ND
2020-12-3023522792.00ND
2021-01-1223697345.00ND
2021-01-1223697346.00ND
2021-02-0923873736.00ND
2021-02-0923873734.00ND
2021-02-0923873735.00ND
2021-02-0923873733.00ND
2021-04-2024232378.00ND
2021-04-2024232377.00ND
2021-07-1324813550.00ND
2021-07-1324813549.00ND
2021-10-0625389623.00ND
2021-10-0625389622.00ND
2022-01-1125927695.00ND
2022-01-1125927694.00ND
2022-02-2826104360.00ND
2022-02-2826104358.00ND
2022-02-2826104359.00ND
2022-03-1026104405.00ND
2022-04-1226448444.00ND
2022-04-1226448443.00ND
2022-07-1227021952.00ND
2022-07-1227021951.00ND
2022-10-1327627137.00ND
2022-10-1327627136.00ND
2023-01-2428158744.00ND
2023-02-0728335506.00ND
2023-02-0728335501.00ND
2023-02-0728335505.00ND
2023-02-0728335511.00ND
2023-02-0728335502.00ND
2023-02-0728335512.00ND
2023-02-0728335507.00ND
2023-02-0728335508.00ND
2023-02-0728335509.00ND
2023-02-0728335504.00ND
2023-02-0728335503.00ND
2023-02-0728335510.00ND
2023-02-0728335500.00ND
2023-03-2128506833.00ND
2023-03-2928507350.00ND
2023-03-2928507351.005.00 ppb
2023-04-1128685941.00ND
2023-04-1128685940.00ND
2023-07-1229286826.00ND
2023-07-1229286827.00ND
2023-07-2529287423.00ND
2023-09-1229685242.00ND
2023-09-1229685241.00ND
2023-11-1430056971.00ND
2023-11-1430056970.00ND
2023-11-1430056973.00ND
2023-11-1430056972.00ND