Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

Schuylkill County. Municipal 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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND40ND

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
2018-07-178020362-01ND
2018-07-178020365-01ND
2018-07-178020364-01ND
2018-07-178020366-01ND
2019-07-169024930-02ND
2019-07-169024930-03ND
2019-07-169024930-04ND
2019-07-169024930-01REND
2020-07-1322671296.00ND
2020-07-1322671275.00ND
2020-07-1322671254.00ND
2020-07-1322671233.00ND
2021-07-1324892776.00ND
2021-07-1324892797.00ND
2021-07-1324892818.00ND
2021-07-1324892839.00ND
2022-07-1327102634.00ND
2022-07-1327102635.00ND
2022-07-1327102633.00ND
2022-07-1327102636.00ND
2023-07-1229366502.00ND
2023-07-1229366503.00ND
2023-07-1229366504.00ND
2023-07-1229366501.00ND