Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Toluene

State College Boro Water Auth.

Toluene is a volatile solvent that harms the nervous and immune systems, damages the liver and may increase the risk of miscarriage and birth defects. Read More.

Toluene is a petroleum-derived chemical found in gasoline and used as a solvent in paints, adhesives and cleaning supplies. Toluene is highly neurotoxic. Exposure can cause fatigue and nausea, and may lead to nervous system disorders.

 

23

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND50ND
2021ND50ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND80ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 150 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 150 ppb for toluene 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): 1,000 ppb

The legal limit for toluene, established in 1991, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-148B14177-01ND
2019-02-129B12139-01ND
2020-02-1221735684.00ND
2020-02-1221735683.00ND
2020-02-1221735682.00ND
2020-02-1221735681.00ND
2020-02-1221735680.00ND
2021-02-1623954008.00ND
2021-04-0724321982.00ND
2021-08-1625098849.00ND
2021-09-1325291252.00ND
2021-11-1525654898.00ND
2022-02-1526182298.00ND
2022-09-0127520801.00ND
2022-11-1627890878.00ND
2023-02-1428415068.00ND
2023-05-1628981589.00ND
2023-08-1429577827.00ND
2023-11-1330139910.00ND
2023-12-2030314248.00ND
2023-12-2030314311.00ND
2023-12-2030314269.00ND
2023-12-2030314290.00ND