Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Benzene

City of Lake Worth

NOTE: City of Lake Worth purchases water from City of Fort Worth which is required to test for benzene. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Fort Worth.

Benzene is a known human carcinogen. It also damages blood cells and the nervous system. Emissions from petroleum processing, hazardous waste landfills and underground storage tanks contaminate drinking water with benzene. Read More.

To protect against cancer risks, California set a public health goal for benzene in drinking water at 0.15 parts per billion, 30 times lower than the federal legal limit of 5 parts per billion.

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32

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND50ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.15 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.15 ppb for benzene 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): 5 ppb

The legal limit for benzene, established in 1987, was based on analytical detection limits at the time that the standard was set. This limit may not fully protect against the risk of cancer due to benzene exposure.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: City of Lake Worth purchases water from City of Fort Worth which is required to test for benzene. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Fort Worth.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-24Q1802705003ND
2018-07-25Q1829430002ND
2018-07-25Q1829430003ND
2018-09-12Q1836536002ND
2018-09-12Q1836536004ND
2019-01-23Q1903345002ND
2019-04-24Q1916570019ND
2019-07-24Q1947967001ND
2019-07-24Q1947967004ND
2019-07-24Q1947967006ND
2019-07-24Q1947967022ND
2019-10-23Q1973436017ND
2020-01-22Q2002459025ND
2020-01-22Q2002459027ND
2020-07-22Q2028872012ND
2020-07-22Q2028872008ND
2020-07-22Q2028872010ND
2021-01-20Q2101402017ND
2021-01-20Q2101402019ND
2021-07-21Q2119124001ND
2021-07-21Q2119124003ND
2021-07-21Q2119124005ND
2022-01-19Q2201985008ND
2022-01-19Q2201985006ND
2022-07-20Q2220779003ND
2022-07-20Q2220779005ND
2022-07-20Q2220779007ND
2023-01-04Q2300420004ND
2023-03-21Q2310673021ND
2023-07-19Q2328721002ND
2023-09-21Q2341002001ND
2023-09-21Q2341002003ND