Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Naphthalene

City of Goldthwaite

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.

 

22

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND80ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-18AE09345ND
2018-01-18AE09291ND
2019-02-28AE56600ND
2019-02-28AE56704ND
2019-11-20AE89966ND
2019-11-20AE90023ND
2020-01-16AE93972ND
2020-01-16AE93974ND
2020-01-16AE94091ND
2020-01-16AE94099ND
2020-05-04AF09205ND
2020-05-04AF09149ND
2020-07-07AF18228ND
2020-07-07AF18233ND
2021-03-01AF44650ND
2021-03-01AF44744ND
2021-04-12AF49813ND
2022-01-27AF82252ND
2022-01-27AF82339ND
2022-04-14AF93358ND
2023-01-11AG24071ND
2023-01-11AG24205ND