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Ethylbenzene

Cross Timbers Water Supply Corporation

NOTE: Cross Timbers Water Supply Corporation purchases water from Utrwd Regional Water Treatment Plant which is required to test for ethylbenzene. Sample information shown below was taken by Utrwd Regional Water Treatment Plant.

Ethylbenzene, a component of petroleum, is a volatile cancer-causing chemical primarily used for production of plastics and rubber. Ethylbenzene is also released from gasoline fuel emissions. Read More.

In animal studies, exposure to ethylbenzene causes tumors. Ethylbenzene can also damage lungs, liver, kidneys and the nervous system. The International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies ethylbenzene as “possibly carcinogenic to humans.”

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND50ND
2019ND50ND
2020ND50ND
2021ND50ND
2022ND50ND
2023ND40ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 300 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 300 ppb for ethylbenzene 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): 700 ppb

The legal limit for ethylbenzene, established in 1991, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1950s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Cross Timbers Water Supply Corporation purchases water from Utrwd Regional Water Treatment Plant which is required to test for ethylbenzene. Sample information shown below was taken by Utrwd Regional Water Treatment Plant.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-09-13Q1836570001ND
2018-09-25Q1838256005ND
2019-09-26Q1969362002ND
2019-09-27Q1970279005ND
2020-08-18Q2032859002ND
2020-08-18Q2032859004ND
2021-09-27Q2126305003ND
2021-09-27Q2126305005ND
2022-09-15Q2227673003ND
2022-09-15Q2227673005ND
2023-08-02Q2331445001ND
2023-08-02Q2331445003ND