Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Toluene

Municipal Authority Sunbury

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.

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND20ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND30ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND30ND

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
2018-02-148B15039-03ND
2018-04-188D19042-03ND
2018-07-128G13125-03ND
2018-10-318033399-01ND
2019-04-179D22038-01ND
2019-10-169J18018-01ND
2021-02-2323964332.00ND
2021-05-1224528470.00ND
2021-07-1424915375.00ND
2022-07-1327125974.00ND
2022-09-1427533452.00ND
2022-12-3028078804.00ND
2023-03-1528604354.00ND
2023-09-0529784953.00ND
2023-09-0529784954.00ND