Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

Pawc Pocono District

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.

 

30

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND90ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND90ND

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
2018-02-1438535301ND
2018-02-1438535401ND
2018-02-2238936801ND
2019-02-1142849401ND
2019-02-1142849501ND
2019-02-1142849301ND
2020-02-1821688461.00ND
2020-02-1821688524.00ND
2020-02-1821688440.00ND
2020-02-1821688587.00ND
2020-02-1821688545.00ND
2020-02-1821688503.00ND
2020-02-1821688482.00ND
2020-02-1821688566.00ND
2020-03-1021869673.00ND
2021-02-2323909450.00ND
2021-02-2323909471.00ND
2021-02-2323909429.00ND
2022-02-1726138317.00ND
2022-02-1726138342.00ND
2022-02-1726138295.00ND
2023-02-0628370379.00ND
2023-02-0728370228.00ND
2023-02-0728370316.00ND
2023-02-0728370295.00ND
2023-02-0728370253.00ND
2023-02-0728370337.00ND
2023-02-0728370358.00ND
2023-02-0728370209.00ND
2023-02-0728370274.00ND