Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

Whitehall Twp Authority

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.

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND50ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND50ND

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
2018-02-138013120-01ND
2018-02-138013121-01ND
2019-02-059012093-01ND
2019-02-059012092-01ND
2020-02-0421553222.00ND
2020-02-0421553327.00ND
2020-02-0421553306.00ND
2020-02-0421553285.00ND
2020-02-0421553201.00ND
2021-02-0423937742.00ND
2021-02-0423937763.00ND
2022-02-0326166527.00ND
2022-02-0326166548.00ND
2023-02-0728398972.00ND
2023-02-0728398993.00ND
2023-02-0728399014.00ND
2023-02-0728399056.00ND
2023-02-0728399035.00ND