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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Ethylbenzene

E Stroudsburg Boro Water Dept

Ethylbenzene, a component of petroleum, is a volatile cancer-causing chemical primarily used for production of plastics and rubber. Ethylbenzene is also released from gasoline fuel emissions. Read More.

In animal studies, exposure to ethylbenzene causes tumors. Ethylbenzene can also damage lungs, liver, kidneys and the nervous system. The International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies ethylbenzene as “possibly carcinogenic to humans.”

 

19

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND50ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND50ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 300 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 300 ppb for ethylbenzene 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) 700 ppb

The legal limit for ethylbenzene, established in 1991, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1950s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-04-2314043835ND
2014-04-3014044963-001ND
2014-04-3014044963-002ND
2014-04-3014044963-003ND
2014-04-3014044963-004ND
2015-11-1913527848ND
2015-11-1913527882ND
2015-11-1913527972ND
2016-03-2214000021ND
2016-03-2214000042ND
2017-08-2116584518ND
2017-08-2116584497ND
2017-08-2116584539ND
2017-08-2116584560ND
2017-09-2616744099ND
2018-07-127058251001ND
2018-07-127058251002ND
2019-05-147089779001ND
2019-05-147089779002ND