Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

o-Dichlorobenzene

Aqua Pa Water Co. Honesdale

o-Dichlorobenzene is used as a chemical intermediate for making agricultural herbicides. It is toxic to the liver, kidneys and the nervous system, and causes cancer in animal studies.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND40ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND20ND
2023ND40ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 600 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 600 ppb for o-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 harm to internal organs.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 600 ppb

The legal limit for o-dichlorobenzene, established in 1991, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1970s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-27AF80077ND
2019-05-08AG17193ND
2020-06-3022451504.00ND
2020-06-3022451527.00ND
2020-06-3022451550.00ND
2020-08-2522834708.00ND
2022-01-2625975055.00ND
2022-11-0327855949.00ND
2023-05-1028938822.00ND
2023-05-1028938839.00ND
2023-05-1028938766.00ND
2023-05-1028938798.00ND