Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

Gettysburg Municipal 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.

 

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: 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
2018-02-168004942-01ND
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
2020-03-0321965954.00ND
2020-03-0321965933.00ND
2020-06-0322349846.00ND
2020-06-0322349825.00ND
2020-08-1822936909.00ND
2020-08-1822936888.00ND
2020-08-1922936867.00ND
2020-08-1922936846.00ND
2020-08-2422936977.00ND
2020-08-2422936956.00ND
2020-08-2422936935.00ND
2020-12-0123480650.00ND
2020-12-0123480629.00ND
2021-03-0224185791.00ND
2021-03-0224185770.00ND
2021-06-2124770314.00ND
2021-06-2124770316.00ND
2021-06-2124770313.00ND
2021-06-2124770315.00ND
2021-06-2324770317.00ND
2021-08-1825160070.00ND
2021-08-1825160091.00ND
2021-10-1925531536.00ND
2021-11-0225531864.00ND
2022-01-1826063425.00ND
2022-02-0126063718.00ND
2022-04-1226589398.00ND
2022-04-1226589419.00ND
2022-04-1926589484.00ND
2022-07-2627174034.00ND
2022-07-2627174013.00ND
2022-07-2627173992.00ND
2022-10-1127768763.00ND
2022-10-1127768742.00ND
2023-02-2128466274.00ND
2023-02-2128466253.00ND
2023-02-2828466364.00ND
2023-02-2828466385.00ND
2023-03-2128645594.00ND
2023-04-1828839831.00ND
2023-04-1828839810.00ND
2023-04-2528840178.00ND
2023-04-2528840157.00ND
2023-05-1629040433.00ND
2023-08-0129436206.00ND
2023-08-0129436185.00ND
2023-10-2430014345.00ND
2023-10-2430014324.00ND