Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

o-Dichlorobenzene

Collegeville Trappe Joint Public Works Department

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.

 

215

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND280ND
2019ND280ND
2020ND400ND
2021ND400ND
2022ND400ND
2023ND390ND

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
2018-01-2220180311ND
2018-01-2220180312ND
2018-01-2220180313ND
2018-01-2220180314ND
2018-01-2220180315ND
2018-01-2220180316ND
2018-01-2220180317ND
2018-04-1820181575ND
2018-04-1820181576ND
2018-04-1820181577ND
2018-04-1820181578ND
2018-04-1820181579ND
2018-04-1820181580ND
2018-04-1820181581ND
2018-07-1620182718ND
2018-07-1620182719ND
2018-07-1620182720ND
2018-07-1620182721ND
2018-07-1620182722ND
2018-07-1620182723ND
2018-07-1620182724ND
2018-10-1520183946ND
2018-10-1520183947ND
2018-10-1520183948ND
2018-10-1520183949ND
2018-10-1520183950ND
2018-10-1520183951ND
2018-10-1520183952ND
2019-01-2320190306ND
2019-01-2320190307ND
2019-01-2320190308ND
2019-01-2320190309ND
2019-01-2320190310ND
2019-01-2320190311ND
2019-01-2320190312ND
2019-04-1520191439ND
2019-04-1520191440ND
2019-04-1520191441ND
2019-04-1520191442ND
2019-04-1520191443ND
2019-04-1520191444ND
2019-04-1520191445ND
2019-07-1520192706ND
2019-07-1520192707ND
2019-07-1520192708ND
2019-07-1520192709ND
2019-07-1520192710ND
2019-07-1520192711ND
2019-07-1520192712ND
2019-10-2120194150ND
2019-10-2120194151ND
2019-10-2120194152ND
2019-10-2120194153ND
2019-10-2120194154ND
2019-10-2120194155ND
2019-10-2120194156ND
2020-01-2021500895.00ND
2020-01-2021500916.00ND
2020-01-2021500937.00ND
2020-01-2021500958.00ND
2020-01-2021500979.00ND
2020-01-2021501000.00ND
2020-03-0221845017.00ND
2020-03-0221845038.00ND
2020-03-0221845059.00ND
2020-03-0221845080.00ND
2020-05-1822213318.00ND
2020-05-1822213339.00ND
2020-05-1822213360.00ND
2020-05-1822213381.00ND
2020-05-1822213402.00ND
2020-05-1822213423.00ND
2020-05-1822213444.00ND
2020-06-0822414008.00ND
2020-06-0822414029.00ND
2020-06-0822414050.00ND
2020-08-0322605628.00ND
2020-08-0322605649.00ND
2020-08-0322605670.00ND
2020-08-0322605691.00ND
2020-08-0322605712.00ND
2020-08-1722797379.00ND
2020-08-1722797400.00ND
2020-08-1722797421.00ND
2020-08-1722797442.00ND
2020-08-1722797463.00ND
2020-10-1923180748.00ND
2020-10-1923180769.00ND
2020-10-1923180790.00ND
2020-10-1923180811.00ND
2020-10-1923180832.00ND
2020-10-1923180853.00ND
2020-11-0223360568.00ND
2020-11-0223360589.00ND
2020-11-0223360610.00ND
2020-11-0223360631.00ND
2021-01-1823711039.00ND
2021-01-1823711060.00ND
2021-01-1823711081.00ND
2021-01-1823711102.00ND
2021-01-1823711123.00ND
2021-02-0323887119.00ND
2021-02-0323887140.00ND
2021-02-0323887161.00ND
2021-02-0323887182.00ND
2021-03-2224058526.00ND
2021-04-1924246022.00ND
2021-04-1924246043.00ND
2021-04-1924246064.00ND
2021-04-1924246085.00ND
2021-04-1924246106.00ND
2021-04-1924246127.00ND
2021-05-1724436781.00ND
2021-05-1724436802.00ND
2021-05-1724436823.00ND
2021-05-1724436844.00ND
2021-08-0224827170.00ND
2021-08-0224827191.00ND
2021-08-0224827212.00ND
2021-08-0224827233.00ND
2021-08-1625021286.00ND
2021-08-1625021307.00ND
2021-08-1625021328.00ND
2021-08-1625021349.00ND
2021-08-1625021370.00ND
2021-08-1625021391.00ND
2021-10-1825402983.00ND
2021-10-1825403004.00ND
2021-10-1825403025.00ND
2021-10-1825403046.00ND
2021-10-1825403067.00ND
2021-10-1825403088.00ND
2021-11-0125586579.00ND
2021-11-0125586600.00ND
2021-11-0125586621.00ND
2021-11-0125586642.00ND
2022-01-1725941001.00ND
2022-01-1725941022.00ND
2022-01-1725941043.00ND
2022-01-1725941064.00ND
2022-01-1725941085.00ND
2022-01-1725941106.00ND
2022-02-0726116013.00ND
2022-02-0726116034.00ND
2022-02-0726116055.00ND
2022-02-0726116076.00ND
2022-04-1826462317.00ND
2022-04-1826462338.00ND
2022-04-1826462359.00ND
2022-04-1826462380.00ND
2022-04-1826462401.00ND
2022-04-1826462422.00ND
2022-05-0226646906.00ND
2022-05-0226646927.00ND
2022-05-0226646948.00ND
2022-05-0226646969.00ND
2022-07-1827035694.00ND
2022-07-1827035715.00ND
2022-07-1827035736.00ND
2022-07-1827035757.00ND
2022-07-1827035778.00ND
2022-07-1827035799.00ND
2022-08-0127232418.00ND
2022-08-0127232439.00ND
2022-08-0127232460.00ND
2022-08-0127232481.00ND
2022-10-1727639852.00ND
2022-10-1727639873.00ND
2022-10-1727639894.00ND
2022-10-1727639915.00ND
2022-10-1727639936.00ND
2022-10-1727639957.00ND
2022-11-0727821390.00ND
2022-11-0727821411.00ND
2022-11-0727821432.00ND
2022-11-0727821453.00ND
2023-01-2328171110.00ND
2023-01-2328171131.00ND
2023-01-2328171152.00ND
2023-01-2328171173.00ND
2023-02-0628348075.00ND
2023-02-0628348096.00ND
2023-02-0628348117.00ND
2023-02-0628348138.00ND
2023-02-0628348159.00ND
2023-02-0628348180.00ND
2023-04-1728700395.00ND
2023-04-1728700416.00ND
2023-04-1728700437.00ND
2023-04-1728700458.00ND
2023-04-1728700479.00ND
2023-04-1728700500.00ND
2023-05-2228899017.00ND
2023-05-2228899018.00ND
2023-05-2228899019.00ND
2023-05-2228899020.00ND
2023-07-2429300394.00ND
2023-07-2429300415.00ND
2023-07-2429300436.00ND
2023-07-2429300457.00ND
2023-07-2429300478.00ND
2023-07-2429300499.00ND
2023-08-0729495521.00ND
2023-08-0729495542.00ND
2023-08-0729495563.00ND
2023-08-0729495584.00ND
2023-10-1629885089.00ND
2023-10-1629885110.00ND
2023-10-1629885131.00ND
2023-10-1629885152.00ND
2023-10-1629885173.00ND
2023-10-1629885194.00ND
2023-11-0630069947.00ND
2023-11-0630069968.00ND
2023-11-0630069989.00ND