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o-Dichlorobenzene

Gettysburg Municipal Authority

o-Dichlorobenzene is used as a chemical intermediate for making agricultural herbicides. It is toxic to the liver, kidneys and the nervous system, and causes cancer in animal studies.

 

67

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND100ND
2019ND90ND
2020ND130ND
2021ND110ND
2022ND100ND
2023ND140ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 600 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 600 ppb for o-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 harm to internal organs.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 600 ppb

The legal limit for o-dichlorobenzene, established in 1991, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1970s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-168004942-01ND
2018-02-168004942-04ND
2018-02-168004942-02ND
2018-02-168004942-03ND
2018-06-078016343-03ND
2018-06-078016343-04ND
2018-09-198028077-02ND
2018-09-198028077-01ND
2018-12-118037566-01ND
2018-12-118037566-02ND
2019-03-139008380-02ND
2019-03-139008380-01ND
2019-03-199009257-01ND
2019-06-059019242-03ND
2019-06-059019242-02ND
2019-06-059019242-04ND
2019-06-059019242-01ND
2019-11-279042107-02ND
2019-11-279042107-01ND
2020-03-0321965953.00ND
2020-03-0321965932.00ND
2020-06-0322349845.00ND
2020-06-0322349824.00ND
2020-08-1822936908.00ND
2020-08-1822936887.00ND
2020-08-1922936866.00ND
2020-08-1922936845.00ND
2020-08-2422936976.00ND
2020-08-2422936955.00ND
2020-08-2422936934.00ND
2020-12-0123480649.00ND
2020-12-0123480628.00ND
2021-03-0224185790.00ND
2021-03-0224185769.00ND
2021-06-2124770309.00ND
2021-06-2124770311.00ND
2021-06-2124770308.00ND
2021-06-2124770310.00ND
2021-06-2324770312.00ND
2021-08-1825160069.00ND
2021-08-1825160090.00ND
2021-10-1925531535.00ND
2021-11-0225531863.00ND
2022-01-1826063424.00ND
2022-02-0126063717.00ND
2022-04-1226589397.00ND
2022-04-1226589418.00ND
2022-04-1926589483.00ND
2022-07-2627174033.00ND
2022-07-2627174012.00ND
2022-07-2627173991.00ND
2022-10-1127768762.00ND
2022-10-1127768741.00ND
2023-02-2128466273.00ND
2023-02-2128466252.00ND
2023-02-2828466363.00ND
2023-02-2828466384.00ND
2023-03-2128645593.00ND
2023-04-1828839830.00ND
2023-04-1828839809.00ND
2023-04-2528840177.00ND
2023-04-2528840156.00ND
2023-05-1629040432.00ND
2023-08-0129436205.00ND
2023-08-0129436184.00ND
2023-10-2430014344.00ND
2023-10-2430014323.00ND