Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

City of Cushing

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.

 

13

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

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
2018-04-17Q1815631002ND
2018-04-17Q1815631003ND
2019-01-17Q1902679005ND
2019-04-24Q1916503006ND
2019-08-06Q1951517003ND
2020-02-05Q2004957009ND
2020-02-05Q2004957011ND
2021-10-12Q2128276015ND
2021-10-12Q2128276017ND
2022-01-06Q2200409007ND
2022-01-06Q2200409009ND
2023-07-12Q2327362001ND
2023-07-12Q2327362003ND