Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Naphthalene

City of Santa Rosa

Naphthalene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, or PAH, released from combustion of fossil fuels and waste incinerators, and also used as a moth repellent. PAHs increase the risk of cancer; damage the immune, nervous and reproductive systems; and can harm developing fetuses.

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-19AE18950ND
2018-07-27AE34937ND
2019-03-25AE59850ND
2019-07-19AE75364ND
2020-03-19AF03895ND
2020-07-24AF20682ND
2021-05-10AF53096ND
2021-09-22AF70807ND
2021-09-22AF70891ND
2022-01-31AF82686ND
2022-04-13AF93444ND
2022-09-28AG15254ND
2023-07-19AG49343ND
2023-07-19AG49453ND