Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Monochlorobenzene (chlorobenzene)

Gettysburg Municipal Authority

Monochlorobenzene is used as a solvent for pesticides, a degreasing agent and an intermediate for manufacturing other chemicals. It causes liver and kidney damage in studies of laboratory animals.

 

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: 70 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 70 ppb for monochlorobenzene 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): 100 ppb

The legal limit for monochlorobenzene, established in 1991, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1960s.

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
2020-03-0321965965.00ND
2020-03-0321965944.00ND
2020-06-0322349857.00ND
2020-06-0322349836.00ND
2020-08-1822936920.00ND
2020-08-1822936899.00ND
2020-08-1922936878.00ND
2020-08-1922936857.00ND
2020-08-2422936988.00ND
2020-08-2422936967.00ND
2020-08-2422936946.00ND
2020-12-0123480661.00ND
2020-12-0123480640.00ND
2021-03-0224185802.00ND
2021-03-0224185781.00ND
2021-06-2124770369.00ND
2021-06-2124770371.00ND
2021-06-2124770368.00ND
2021-06-2124770370.00ND
2021-06-2324770372.00ND
2021-08-1825160081.00ND
2021-08-1825160102.00ND
2021-10-1925531547.00ND
2021-11-0225531875.00ND
2022-01-1826063436.00ND
2022-02-0126063729.00ND
2022-04-1226589409.00ND
2022-04-1226589430.00ND
2022-04-1926589495.00ND
2022-07-2627174045.00ND
2022-07-2627174024.00ND
2022-07-2627174003.00ND
2022-10-1127768774.00ND
2022-10-1127768753.00ND
2023-02-2128466285.00ND
2023-02-2128466264.00ND
2023-02-2828466375.00ND
2023-02-2828466396.00ND
2023-03-2128645605.00ND
2023-04-1828839842.00ND
2023-04-1828839821.00ND
2023-04-2528840189.00ND
2023-04-2528840168.00ND
2023-05-1629040444.00ND
2023-08-0129436217.00ND
2023-08-0129436196.00ND
2023-10-2430014356.00ND
2023-10-2430014335.00ND