Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Naphthalene

City of La Villa

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
2021ND40ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-31AE11691ND
2018-08-14AE36943ND
2019-03-01AE57024ND
2019-08-22AE80250ND
2020-01-23AE95132ND
2020-09-03AF26516ND
2021-03-17AF47339ND
2021-06-08AF57582ND
2021-07-20AF62850ND
2021-07-20AF62906ND
2022-01-31AF82687ND
2022-09-06AG11863ND
2023-05-09AG39848ND
2023-07-13AG48511ND