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Ethylbenzene

City of Woodway

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.”

 

37

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND60ND
20190.133 ppb61ND - 0.800 ppb
2020ND70ND
20210.0833 ppb61ND - 0.500 ppb
2022ND60ND
2023ND60ND

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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-11AE08944ND
2018-01-11AE08932ND
2018-11-06AE45417ND
2018-11-06AE45419ND
2018-11-06AE45421ND
2018-12-04AE47810ND
2019-02-12AE54092ND
2019-02-12AE54090ND
2019-02-12AE54082ND
2019-08-12AE780600.800 ppb
2019-11-15AE89352ND
2019-11-15AE89354ND
2020-02-18AE98686ND
2020-02-18AE98688ND
2020-05-11AF10208ND
2020-08-12AF23051ND
2020-08-12AF23049ND
2020-08-12AF23035ND
2020-08-12AF23039ND
2021-01-19AF39759ND
2021-01-19AF39761ND
2021-01-19AF39765ND
2021-04-05AF489750.500 ppb
2021-04-05AF48977ND
2021-04-05AF48979ND
2022-02-15AF84938ND
2022-02-15AF84940ND
2022-02-15AF84936ND
2022-02-15AF84930ND
2022-04-13AF93178ND
2022-04-13AF93180ND
2023-03-08Q2309817001ND
2023-04-24AG37720ND
2023-04-24AG37722ND
2023-04-24AG37724ND
2023-04-24AG37726ND
2023-07-13AG48497ND