Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

South Trail Commerce

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.

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND30ND
2023ND110ND

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
2022-12-0822L0282-01ND
2022-12-30D2L2371-02VOCND
2022-12-30D2L2367-02VOCND
2023-03-2123C0646-01ND
2023-03-2723C0845-01VND
2023-06-19D3F2157-01VOCND
2023-06-19D3F2157-08VOCND
2023-06-19D3F2161-01VOCND
2023-06-19D3F2161-08VOCND
2023-07-21D3G2520-07VOCND
2023-07-21D3G2520-02VOCND
2023-07-21D3G2520-11VOCND
2023-10-2423J0806-02ND
2023-10-2423J0806-01ND