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p-Dichlorobenzene

Ambler Boro Water Dept

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.

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152

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND390ND
2015ND180ND
2016ND390ND
2017ND230ND
2018ND170ND
2019ND160ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2014-01-291069845001ND
2014-01-291069845002ND
2014-01-291069845003ND
2014-01-291069845004ND
2014-01-291069845005ND
2014-01-291069845006ND
2014-01-291069845007ND
2014-01-291069845008ND
2014-01-291069845009ND
2014-01-291069845010ND
2014-06-112012509001ND
2014-06-112012509002ND
2014-06-112012509003ND
2014-06-112012509004ND
2014-06-112012509006ND
2014-06-112012509007ND
2014-06-252014679001ND
2014-06-252014679002ND
2014-06-252014679003ND
2014-09-172030028001ND
2014-09-172030028002ND
2014-09-172030028003ND
2014-09-172030028004ND
2014-09-172030028005ND
2014-09-172030028006ND
2014-09-172030028007ND
2014-09-172030028008ND
2014-09-172030028009ND
2014-09-172030028010ND
2014-10-292037428001ND
2014-10-292037428002ND
2014-10-292037428003ND
2014-10-292037428004ND
2014-10-292037428005ND
2014-10-292037428006ND
2014-10-292037428007ND
2014-10-292037428008ND
2014-10-292037428009ND
2014-10-292037428010ND
2015-02-2512400299ND
2015-04-0812631275ND
2015-06-2412880552ND
2015-06-2412880573ND
2015-06-2412880594ND
2015-06-2412880615ND
2015-06-2412880636ND
2015-06-2412880657ND
2015-06-2412880678ND
2015-06-2412880699ND
2015-06-2412880720ND
2015-06-2412880741ND
2015-07-2913011018ND
2015-09-3013263521ND
2015-10-1413387750ND
2015-12-0213512958ND
2015-12-3113631968ND
2015-12-3113631989ND
2016-03-2313984566ND
2016-03-2313984545ND
2016-03-2313984524ND
2016-03-3013984587ND
2016-03-3013984608ND
2016-03-3013984629ND
2016-03-3013984650ND
2016-03-3013984671ND
2016-05-1214249380ND
2016-05-1214249401ND
2016-06-2214404035ND
2016-06-2214404056ND
2016-06-2214404077ND
2016-06-2214404098ND
2016-06-2214404119ND
2016-06-2214404140ND
2016-06-2214404161ND
2016-06-2214404182ND
2016-06-2214404203ND
2016-08-1714733657ND
2016-08-1714733678ND
2016-08-1714733699ND
2016-08-1714733720ND
2016-08-1714733741ND
2016-08-1714733762ND
2016-08-1714733783ND
2016-08-1714733804ND
2016-08-1714733825ND
2016-08-1714733846ND
2016-11-3015224671ND
2016-11-3015224692ND
2016-11-3015224713ND
2016-11-3015224734ND
2016-11-3015224755ND
2016-11-3015224776ND
2016-11-3015224797ND
2016-11-3015224818ND
2016-11-3015224839ND
2016-11-3015224860ND
2017-02-0815653675ND
2017-02-0815653696ND
2017-02-0815653717ND
2017-02-0815653738ND
2017-02-0815653759ND
2017-02-0815653780ND
2017-02-0815653801ND
2017-02-0815653822ND
2017-02-0815653864ND
2017-05-2416092643ND
2017-05-2416092664ND
2017-05-2416092685ND
2017-05-2416092706ND
2017-05-2416092727ND
2017-05-2416092748ND
2017-05-2416092769ND
2017-05-2416092790ND
2017-05-2416092811ND
2017-05-2416092832ND
2017-08-3016563998ND
2017-08-3016563977ND
2017-10-1816878460ND
2017-10-1816878439ND
2018-01-172289928001ND
2018-01-172289928002ND
2018-04-188010781-01ND
2018-04-188010781-02ND
2018-07-188075158-01ND
2018-07-188075158-03ND
2018-07-188075158-05ND
2018-07-188075158-07ND
2018-07-188075158-09ND
2018-07-188075158-11ND
2018-07-188075158-13ND
2018-07-188075158-15ND
2018-07-188075158-17ND
2018-08-298025873-01ND
2018-10-312347828001ND
2018-10-312347828003ND
2018-11-283003466001ND
2019-06-273042701001ND
2019-06-273042701003ND
2019-06-273042701005ND
2019-09-113057541001ND
2019-09-113057541003ND
2019-09-113057541005ND
2019-09-113057541007ND
2019-09-113057541009ND
2019-09-113057541011ND
2019-09-113057541013ND
2019-09-113057541015ND
2019-09-113057541017ND
2019-09-113057541019ND
2019-11-203071675001ND
2019-11-203071675003ND
2019-11-203071675005ND