Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

Saegertown Borough

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.

 

30

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND60ND
2020ND60ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND60ND

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
2018-06-121814774-01ND
2018-06-121814774-02ND
2018-06-121814774-03ND
2018-06-121814774-04ND
2019-04-023026084002ND
2019-04-023026084003ND
2019-04-023026084004ND
2019-04-023026084005ND
2019-04-023026084006ND
2019-04-023026084001ND
2020-04-2122138837.00ND
2020-04-2122138836.00ND
2020-04-2122138835.00ND
2020-04-2122138834.00ND
2020-04-2122138833.00ND
2020-04-2122138832.00ND
2021-04-0624360783.00ND
2021-04-0624360762.00ND
2021-04-0624360741.00ND
2021-04-0624360720.00ND
2022-04-0526574457.00ND
2022-04-0526574478.00ND
2022-04-0526574436.00ND
2022-04-0526574499.00ND
2023-04-0428822771.00ND
2023-04-0428822792.00ND
2023-04-0428822813.00ND
2023-04-0428822834.00ND
2023-04-0428822855.00ND
2023-04-0428822750.00ND