Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Benzene

Mccoy Water Supply Corporation

Benzene is a known human carcinogen. It also damages blood cells and the nervous system. Emissions from petroleum processing, hazardous waste landfills and underground storage tanks contaminate drinking water with benzene. Read More.

To protect against cancer risks, California set a public health goal for benzene in drinking water at 0.15 parts per billion, 30 times lower than the federal legal limit of 5 parts per billion.

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25

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND70ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND60ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.15 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.15 ppb for benzene 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): 5 ppb

The legal limit for benzene, established in 1987, was based on analytical detection limits at the time that the standard was set. This limit may not fully protect against the risk of cancer due to benzene exposure.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-05AE12259ND
2018-02-05AE12261ND
2018-02-05AE12257ND
2019-06-05AE69256ND
2019-06-05AE69258ND
2019-11-18AE89581ND
2020-03-26AF04716ND
2020-03-26AF04726ND
2020-03-26AF04728ND
2020-06-10AF14868ND
2020-06-10AF14870ND
2020-07-07AF18407ND
2020-07-07AF18403ND
2021-06-28AF59681ND
2021-09-20AF70457ND
2021-09-20AF70459ND
2022-07-05AG03259ND
2022-07-05AG03261ND
2022-07-05AG03263ND
2023-05-03AG39139ND
2023-05-03AG39145ND
2023-05-03AG39151ND
2023-05-03AG39153ND
2023-09-15AG56654ND
2023-10-02AG58143ND