Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

Rogersville Water System

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.

 

25

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND50ND
2019ND20ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND50ND
2022ND60ND
2023ND70ND

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 Result
2018-03-13ND
2018-03-27ND
2018-05-14ND
2018-08-02ND
2018-10-31ND
2019-04-08ND
2019-07-15ND
2021-01-12ND
2021-04-06ND
2021-04-21ND
2021-07-26ND
2021-10-13ND
2022-01-11ND
2022-01-11ND
2022-04-06ND
2022-04-06ND
2022-07-11ND
2022-10-07ND
2023-01-11ND
2023-01-11ND
2023-01-11ND
2023-04-04ND
2023-04-18ND
2023-07-18ND
2023-10-31ND