Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

o-Dichlorobenzene

Terrell County Water Control and Improvement District 1

o-Dichlorobenzene is used as a chemical intermediate for making agricultural herbicides. It is toxic to the liver, kidneys and the nervous system, and causes cancer in animal studies.

 

12

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
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 600 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 600 ppb for o-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 harm to internal organs.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 600 ppb

The legal limit for o-dichlorobenzene, established in 1991, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1970s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-08-22AE38149ND
2018-08-22AE38153ND
2019-05-09AE65705ND
2019-05-09AE65707ND
2020-09-17AF27757ND
2020-09-17AF27759ND
2021-07-20AF62667ND
2021-07-20AF62673ND
2022-05-19AF97762ND
2022-05-19AF97768ND
2023-09-20AG57080ND
2023-09-20AG57086ND