Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Monochlorobenzene (chlorobenzene)

City of Hale Center

Monochlorobenzene is used as a solvent for pesticides, a degreasing agent and an intermediate for manufacturing other chemicals. It causes liver and kidney damage in studies of laboratory animals.

 

11

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
2022ND20ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 70 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 70 ppb for monochlorobenzene 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): 100 ppb

The legal limit for monochlorobenzene, established in 1991, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1960s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-05-03Q1817997001ND
2018-05-03Q1817997003ND
2019-06-26Q1940104003ND
2019-06-26Q1940104005ND
2020-07-23Q2028981009ND
2020-07-23Q2028981011ND
2021-07-20Q2118929002ND
2021-07-20Q2118929004ND
2022-05-05Q2213651001ND
2022-05-05Q2213651010ND
2023-06-08Q2321643002ND