Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

p-Dichlorobenzene

Hills of Oliver Creek

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.

 

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: 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
2018-11-08Q1844781006ND
2018-11-08Q1844781015ND
2019-05-21Q1927167003ND
2019-05-21Q1927167005ND
2020-11-18Q2045747001ND
2020-11-18Q2045747003ND
2021-06-29Q2116976008ND
2021-06-29Q2116976010ND
2022-11-15Q2234334002ND
2022-11-15Q2234334004ND
2023-07-20Q2328722004ND
2023-07-20Q2328722006ND