Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Monochlorobenzene (chlorobenzene)

Schuylkill County. Municipal Authority

Monochlorobenzene is used as a solvent for pesticides, a degreasing agent and an intermediate for manufacturing other chemicals. It causes liver and kidney damage in studies of laboratory animals.

 

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: 70 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 70 ppb for monochlorobenzene 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): 100 ppb

The legal limit for monochlorobenzene, established in 1991, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1960s.

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
2020-07-1322671307.00ND
2020-07-1322671286.00ND
2020-07-1322671265.00ND
2020-07-1322671244.00ND
2021-07-1324892787.00ND
2021-07-1324892808.00ND
2021-07-1324892829.00ND
2021-07-1324892850.00ND
2022-07-1327102678.00ND
2022-07-1327102679.00ND
2022-07-1327102677.00ND
2022-07-1327102680.00ND
2023-07-1229366546.00ND
2023-07-1229366547.00ND
2023-07-1229366548.00ND
2023-07-1229366545.00ND