Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

Telford Borough Authority

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.

 

82

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND140ND
2019ND140ND
2020ND140ND
2021ND120ND
2022ND140ND
2023ND140ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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
2018-02-1220180562ND
2018-02-1220180560ND
2018-02-1220180561ND
2018-05-0320181778ND
2018-05-0320181777ND
2018-05-0320181776ND
2018-05-0320181774ND
2018-05-0320181775ND
2018-08-0120182933ND
2018-08-0120182931ND
2018-08-0120182932ND
2018-11-278114737-02ND
2018-11-278114737-01ND
2018-11-278114737-03ND
2019-02-0620190503ND
2019-02-0620190504ND
2019-02-0620190505ND
2019-05-0120191634ND
2019-05-0120191637ND
2019-05-0120191635ND
2019-05-0120191633ND
2019-05-0120191636ND
2019-08-0720193060ND
2019-08-0720193062ND
2019-08-0720193061ND
2019-11-0620194363ND
2019-11-0620194361ND
2019-11-0620194362ND
2020-02-0521669876.00ND
2020-02-0521669855.00ND
2020-02-0521669834.00ND
2020-05-0622218192.00ND
2020-05-0622218171.00ND
2020-05-0622218150.00ND
2020-05-0622218129.00ND
2020-05-0622218108.00ND
2020-08-0522610583.00ND
2020-08-0522610604.00ND
2020-08-0522610625.00ND
2020-11-0423364698.00ND
2020-11-0423364719.00ND
2020-12-0123540053.00ND
2021-02-0323891155.00ND
2021-02-0323891197.00ND
2021-02-0323891176.00ND
2021-05-1924441403.00ND
2021-05-1924441361.00ND
2021-05-1924441445.00ND
2021-05-1924441424.00ND
2021-05-1924441382.00ND
2021-08-0424831810.00ND
2021-08-0424831831.00ND
2021-11-0325590469.00ND
2021-11-0325590448.00ND
2022-02-0226119953.00ND
2022-02-0226119974.00ND
2022-03-0226289902.00ND
2022-05-0426651311.00ND
2022-05-0426651290.00ND
2022-05-0426651269.00ND
2022-05-0426651248.00ND
2022-06-0826845265.00ND
2022-08-0327236560.00ND
2022-08-0327236581.00ND
2022-08-0327236539.00ND
2022-11-0227825173.00ND
2022-11-0227825194.00ND
2022-11-0227825152.00ND
2023-02-0128351670.00ND
2023-02-0128351691.00ND
2023-02-0128351712.00ND
2023-05-2228902970.00ND
2023-05-2228902968.00ND
2023-05-2228902967.00ND
2023-05-2228902971.00ND
2023-05-2228902969.00ND
2023-08-0229499985.00ND
2023-08-0229499964.00ND
2023-08-0229499943.00ND
2023-11-0130073670.00ND
2023-11-0130073649.00ND
2023-11-0130073628.00ND