Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

Paw Penn 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.

 

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: 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
2018-01-1138161501ND
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
2020-01-0621542681.00ND
2020-01-0621542529.00ND
2020-01-0621542639.00ND
2020-01-0621542597.00ND
2020-01-0621542618.00ND
2020-01-0621542550.00ND
2020-01-0621542571.00ND
2020-01-1521542660.00ND
2020-05-0622261486.00ND
2020-08-1722843883.00ND
2020-10-0823224104.00ND
2021-01-1423754052.00ND
2021-01-1423754031.00ND
2021-01-1423754094.00ND
2021-01-1423754073.00ND
2021-04-1424290652.00ND
2021-04-2124290981.00ND
2021-07-0124873764.00ND
2021-10-0625448151.00ND
2022-01-0525982967.00ND
2022-01-0525982897.00ND
2022-01-0525982923.00ND
2022-01-0525982946.00ND
2022-01-0525982878.00ND
2022-04-0626506752.00ND
2022-07-0527082957.00ND
2022-10-0627684624.00ND
2023-01-0528212804.00ND
2023-01-0528212882.00ND
2023-01-0528212861.00ND
2023-01-0528212815.00ND
2023-01-0528212836.00ND
2023-01-0528212770.00ND
2023-01-0528212906.00ND
2023-04-1328749300.00ND
2023-06-0729155733.00ND
2023-07-2029346691.00ND
2023-10-1229928191.00ND