Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

Paw Glen Alsace Div

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.

 

43

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019ND70ND
2020ND120ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND150ND

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
2018-02-1338538801ND
2018-02-1338539501ND
2018-02-1338539201ND
2019-02-0642853101ND
2019-02-0642853301ND
2019-02-0642853201ND
2019-07-2245717501ND
2019-07-2245717601ND
2019-07-2245717401ND
2019-07-2946133302ND
2020-02-1021708715.00ND
2020-02-1021708694.00ND
2020-02-1021708673.00ND
2020-02-1021708760.00ND
2020-02-1021708781.00ND
2020-02-1121708739.00ND
2020-02-1121708610.00ND
2020-02-1121708631.00ND
2020-02-1121708652.00ND
2020-02-1721708826.00ND
2020-02-1721708805.00ND
2020-02-1721708847.00ND
2021-02-1023928432.00ND
2021-02-1023928411.00ND
2021-02-1023928453.00ND
2022-02-1026157281.00ND
2022-02-1026157306.00ND
2022-02-1026157262.00ND
2023-02-0928389641.00ND
2023-02-0928389573.00ND
2023-02-0928389617.00ND
2023-02-0928389552.00ND
2023-02-0928389594.00ND
2023-02-0928389489.00ND
2023-02-0928389468.00ND
2023-02-0928389426.00ND
2023-02-0928389531.00ND
2023-02-0928389667.00ND
2023-02-0928389510.00ND
2023-02-0928389447.00ND
2023-04-1028750981.00ND
2023-07-1129348348.00ND
2023-10-0929929555.00ND