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o-Dichlorobenzene

Hamburg Municipal Water&sewer Authority

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.

 

15

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
2021ND10ND
2022ND50ND
2023ND50ND

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
2018-10-038007563-01ND
2019-03-138017757-01ND
2020-05-2722259094.00ND
2020-08-1922841428.00ND
2021-08-1125064927.00ND
2022-07-0627080637.00ND
2022-07-2727279435.00ND
2022-08-0227279498.00ND
2022-08-1027279456.00ND
2022-08-1027279477.00ND
2023-08-0929542194.00ND
2023-12-0430283882.00ND
2023-12-0430283883.00ND
2023-12-0530283884.00ND
2023-12-0630283881.00ND