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o-Dichlorobenzene

Paw Penn District

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.

 

56

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND80ND
2019ND100ND
2020ND110ND
2021ND80ND
2022ND80ND
2023ND110ND

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
2018-01-1138161501ND
2018-01-1138161101ND
2018-01-1138161401ND
2018-01-1138161301ND
2018-01-1138161201ND
2018-04-1139072601ND
2018-07-1640207301ND
2018-10-1741961701ND
2019-01-0942499201ND
2019-01-0942499601ND
2019-01-0942499501ND
2019-01-0942499401ND
2019-01-0942499301ND
2019-04-0143658101ND
2019-07-0845016101ND
2019-07-1545716201ND
2019-10-0746831501ND
2019-10-3143999801ND
2020-01-0621542699.00ND
2020-01-0621542547.00ND
2020-01-0621542657.00ND
2020-01-0621542615.00ND
2020-01-0621542636.00ND
2020-01-0621542568.00ND
2020-01-0621542589.00ND
2020-01-1521542678.00ND
2020-05-0622261504.00ND
2020-08-1722843901.00ND
2020-10-0823224122.00ND
2021-01-1423754070.00ND
2021-01-1423754049.00ND
2021-01-1423754112.00ND
2021-01-1423754091.00ND
2021-04-1424290670.00ND
2021-04-2124290999.00ND
2021-07-0124873782.00ND
2021-10-0625448169.00ND
2022-01-0525982964.00ND
2022-01-0525982900.00ND
2022-01-0525982920.00ND
2022-01-0525982943.00ND
2022-01-0525982881.00ND
2022-04-0626506749.00ND
2022-07-0527082954.00ND
2022-10-0627684621.00ND
2023-01-0528212801.00ND
2023-01-0528212879.00ND
2023-01-0528212858.00ND
2023-01-0528212818.00ND
2023-01-0528212839.00ND
2023-01-0528212767.00ND
2023-01-0528212903.00ND
2023-04-1328749297.00ND
2023-06-0729155736.00ND
2023-07-2029346688.00ND
2023-10-1229928188.00ND