Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

Brodhead Creek Reg Water 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.

 

13

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND30ND

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
2018-04-111808781-01ND
2019-04-10T9D0594-01ND
2020-04-1322045734.00ND
2020-04-1522045647.00ND
2021-04-0724269242.00ND
2021-11-0125608115.00ND
2022-02-2326137302.00ND
2022-04-2526485913.00ND
2022-05-2326672011.00ND
2022-08-2227258330.00ND
2023-03-2928543994.00ND
2023-03-2928544016.00ND
2023-03-2928544038.00ND