Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

Altoona Water 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.

 

37

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND60ND
2019ND50ND
2020ND70ND
2021ND80ND
2022ND60ND
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
2018-08-288H28046-01ND
2018-08-288H28044-01ND
2018-08-288H28051-01ND
2018-08-288H28032-01ND
2018-08-288H28031-01ND
2018-08-288H28047-01ND
2019-11-069K07058-01ND
2019-11-069K07058-03ND
2019-11-079K07074-01ND
2019-11-079K07072-01ND
2019-12-059L05126-01ND
2020-02-0621729173.00ND
2020-08-0522869698.00ND
2020-08-0522869697.00ND
2020-08-0522869696.00ND
2020-08-1022869909.00ND
2020-08-1022869910.00ND
2020-08-1022869908.00ND
2021-07-0124897502.00ND
2021-07-0824897523.00ND
2021-08-1025092077.00ND
2021-08-1025092018.00ND
2021-08-1025092076.00ND
2021-08-1025092019.00ND
2021-08-1025092020.00ND
2021-12-1325828699.00ND
2022-02-2426177236.00ND
2022-08-1627309598.00ND
2022-08-1627309674.00ND
2022-08-1627308839.00ND
2022-08-1627309640.00ND
2022-11-1027885521.00ND
2023-07-2629371567.00ND
2023-07-2629371524.00ND
2023-07-2629371480.00ND
2023-07-2629371546.00ND
2023-07-2629371502.00ND