Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

City of Goliad

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.

 

16

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
2021ND20ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND50ND

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
2018-09-19AE40777ND
2018-09-19AE40779ND
2019-08-13AE78325ND
2019-08-13AE78329ND
2020-09-01AF26054ND
2020-09-01AF26086ND
2021-08-17AF66702ND
2021-08-17AF66704ND
2022-10-25AG18335ND
2022-10-25AG18337ND
2022-10-25AG18339ND
2023-01-31AG26782ND
2023-03-21AG33808ND
2023-05-04AG39389ND
2023-05-04AG39391ND
2023-08-02AG51126ND