Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Monochlorobenzene (chlorobenzene)

Hillsdale Housing Cooperative Inc.

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.

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

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
2018-09-041809-18889-002VND
2018-11-261811-25112-002VND
2019-08-2319H0786-01VND
2020-08-2520H0859-01ND
2020-08-2520H0859-01_TO12ND
2021-07-21D1G2073-03VOCND
2021-10-26D1J2354-03VOCND
2022-09-2822I1182-01ND
2023-08-1523H0577-02ND