Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Monochlorobenzene (chlorobenzene)

Collegeville Trappe Joint Public Works Department

Monochlorobenzene is used as a solvent for pesticides, a degreasing agent and an intermediate for manufacturing other chemicals. It causes liver and kidney damage in studies of laboratory animals.

 

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: 70 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 70 ppb for monochlorobenzene 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): 100 ppb

The legal limit for monochlorobenzene, established in 1991, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1960s.

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
2020-01-2021500907.00ND
2020-01-2021500928.00ND
2020-01-2021500949.00ND
2020-01-2021500970.00ND
2020-01-2021500991.00ND
2020-01-2021501012.00ND
2020-03-0221845029.00ND
2020-03-0221845050.00ND
2020-03-0221845071.00ND
2020-03-0221845092.00ND
2020-05-1822213330.00ND
2020-05-1822213351.00ND
2020-05-1822213372.00ND
2020-05-1822213393.00ND
2020-05-1822213414.00ND
2020-05-1822213435.00ND
2020-05-1822213456.00ND
2020-06-0822414020.00ND
2020-06-0822414041.00ND
2020-06-0822414062.00ND
2020-08-0322605640.00ND
2020-08-0322605661.00ND
2020-08-0322605682.00ND
2020-08-0322605703.00ND
2020-08-0322605724.00ND
2020-08-1722797391.00ND
2020-08-1722797412.00ND
2020-08-1722797433.00ND
2020-08-1722797454.00ND
2020-08-1722797475.00ND
2020-10-1923180760.00ND
2020-10-1923180781.00ND
2020-10-1923180802.00ND
2020-10-1923180823.00ND
2020-10-1923180844.00ND
2020-10-1923180865.00ND
2020-11-0223360580.00ND
2020-11-0223360601.00ND
2020-11-0223360622.00ND
2020-11-0223360643.00ND
2021-01-1823711051.00ND
2021-01-1823711072.00ND
2021-01-1823711093.00ND
2021-01-1823711114.00ND
2021-01-1823711135.00ND
2021-02-0323887131.00ND
2021-02-0323887152.00ND
2021-02-0323887173.00ND
2021-02-0323887194.00ND
2021-03-2224058538.00ND
2021-04-1924246034.00ND
2021-04-1924246055.00ND
2021-04-1924246076.00ND
2021-04-1924246097.00ND
2021-04-1924246118.00ND
2021-04-1924246139.00ND
2021-05-1724436793.00ND
2021-05-1724436814.00ND
2021-05-1724436835.00ND
2021-05-1724436856.00ND
2021-08-0224827182.00ND
2021-08-0224827203.00ND
2021-08-0224827224.00ND
2021-08-0224827245.00ND
2021-08-1625021298.00ND
2021-08-1625021319.00ND
2021-08-1625021340.00ND
2021-08-1625021361.00ND
2021-08-1625021382.00ND
2021-08-1625021403.00ND
2021-10-1825402995.00ND
2021-10-1825403016.00ND
2021-10-1825403037.00ND
2021-10-1825403058.00ND
2021-10-1825403079.00ND
2021-10-1825403100.00ND
2021-11-0125586591.00ND
2021-11-0125586612.00ND
2021-11-0125586633.00ND
2021-11-0125586654.00ND
2022-01-1725941013.00ND
2022-01-1725941034.00ND
2022-01-1725941055.00ND
2022-01-1725941076.00ND
2022-01-1725941097.00ND
2022-01-1725941118.00ND
2022-02-0726116025.00ND
2022-02-0726116046.00ND
2022-02-0726116067.00ND
2022-02-0726116088.00ND
2022-04-1826462329.00ND
2022-04-1826462350.00ND
2022-04-1826462371.00ND
2022-04-1826462392.00ND
2022-04-1826462413.00ND
2022-04-1826462434.00ND
2022-05-0226646918.00ND
2022-05-0226646939.00ND
2022-05-0226646960.00ND
2022-05-0226646981.00ND
2022-07-1827035706.00ND
2022-07-1827035727.00ND
2022-07-1827035748.00ND
2022-07-1827035769.00ND
2022-07-1827035790.00ND
2022-07-1827035811.00ND
2022-08-0127232430.00ND
2022-08-0127232451.00ND
2022-08-0127232472.00ND
2022-08-0127232493.00ND
2022-10-1727639864.00ND
2022-10-1727639885.00ND
2022-10-1727639906.00ND
2022-10-1727639927.00ND
2022-10-1727639948.00ND
2022-10-1727639969.00ND
2022-11-0727821402.00ND
2022-11-0727821423.00ND
2022-11-0727821444.00ND
2022-11-0727821465.00ND
2023-01-2328171122.00ND
2023-01-2328171143.00ND
2023-01-2328171164.00ND
2023-01-2328171185.00ND
2023-02-0628348087.00ND
2023-02-0628348108.00ND
2023-02-0628348129.00ND
2023-02-0628348150.00ND
2023-02-0628348171.00ND
2023-02-0628348192.00ND
2023-04-1728700407.00ND
2023-04-1728700428.00ND
2023-04-1728700449.00ND
2023-04-1728700470.00ND
2023-04-1728700491.00ND
2023-04-1728700512.00ND
2023-05-2228899065.00ND
2023-05-2228899066.00ND
2023-05-2228899067.00ND
2023-05-2228899068.00ND
2023-07-2429300406.00ND
2023-07-2429300427.00ND
2023-07-2429300448.00ND
2023-07-2429300469.00ND
2023-07-2429300490.00ND
2023-07-2429300511.00ND
2023-08-0729495533.00ND
2023-08-0729495554.00ND
2023-08-0729495575.00ND
2023-08-0729495596.00ND
2023-10-1629885101.00ND
2023-10-1629885122.00ND
2023-10-1629885143.00ND
2023-10-1629885164.00ND
2023-10-1629885185.00ND
2023-10-1629885206.00ND
2023-11-0630069959.00ND
2023-11-0630069980.00ND
2023-11-0630070001.00ND