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p-Dichlorobenzene

Cedarburg L & W Commission

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.

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136

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND130ND
2015ND240ND
2016ND230ND
2017ND250ND
2018ND240ND
2019ND270ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2014-03-04772846ND
2014-03-04772841ND
2014-03-04772844ND
2014-05-12785096ND
2014-05-12785091ND
2014-05-12785094ND
2014-08-19811812ND
2014-08-19811810ND
2014-08-19811816ND
2014-08-19811815ND
2014-12-01833295ND
2014-12-01833292ND
2014-12-01833297ND
2015-03-10847454ND
2015-03-10847452ND
2015-03-10847447ND
2015-03-10847449ND
2015-03-10847457ND
2015-03-10847450ND
2015-06-01862720ND
2015-06-01862719ND
2015-06-01862715ND
2015-06-01862716ND
2015-06-01862717ND
2015-06-01862718ND
2015-07-28873581ND
2015-07-28873580ND
2015-07-28873576ND
2015-07-28873577ND
2015-07-28873579ND
2015-07-28873578ND
2015-10-05887229ND
2015-10-05887228ND
2015-10-05887224ND
2015-10-05887225ND
2015-10-05887226ND
2015-10-05887227ND
2016-03-08908903ND
2016-03-08908901ND
2016-03-08908895ND
2016-03-08908897ND
2016-03-08908899ND
2016-03-08908898ND
2016-05-16921447ND
2016-05-16921446ND
2016-05-16921443ND
2016-05-16921445ND
2016-05-16921444ND
2016-08-15939240ND
2016-08-15939239ND
2016-08-15939235ND
2016-08-15939236ND
2016-08-15939238ND
2016-08-15939237ND
2016-10-17953742ND
2016-10-17953741ND
2016-10-17953737ND
2016-10-17953738ND
2016-10-17953739ND
2016-10-17953740ND
2017-01-16969880ND
2017-01-16969877ND
2017-01-16969906ND
2017-01-16969884ND
2017-01-16969904ND
2017-01-16969905ND
2017-01-16969887ND
2017-04-12982954ND
2017-04-12982952ND
2017-04-12982948ND
2017-04-12982949ND
2017-04-12982951ND
2017-04-12982950ND
2017-07-241006158ND
2017-07-241006157ND
2017-07-241006154ND
2017-07-241006155ND
2017-07-241006159ND
2017-07-241006156ND
2017-11-131029331ND
2017-11-131029330ND
2017-11-131029326ND
2017-11-131029327ND
2017-11-131029329ND
2017-11-131029328ND
2018-01-111036954ND
2018-01-111036953ND
2018-01-111036949ND
2018-01-111036950ND
2018-01-111036952ND
2018-01-111036951ND
2018-04-161050258ND
2018-04-161050257ND
2018-04-161050253ND
2018-04-161050254ND
2018-04-161050256ND
2018-04-161050255ND
2018-07-311070622ND
2018-07-311070621ND
2018-07-311070617ND
2018-07-311070618ND
2018-07-311070619ND
2018-07-311070620ND
2018-11-061091353ND
2018-11-061091352ND
2018-11-061091348ND
2018-11-061091349ND
2018-11-061091350ND
2018-11-061091351ND
2019-01-081100042ND
2019-01-081100041ND
2019-01-081100040ND
2019-01-081100039ND
2019-01-081100044ND
2019-01-081100043ND
2019-06-031124606ND
2019-06-031124605ND
2019-06-031124603ND
2019-06-031124604ND
2019-06-241130093ND
2019-06-241130092ND
2019-07-231136373ND
2019-08-191141967ND
2019-08-191141966ND
2019-08-191141962ND
2019-08-191141963ND
2019-08-191141965ND
2019-08-191141964ND
2019-09-091146111ND
2019-10-211156361ND
2019-11-051159255ND
2019-11-051159254ND
2019-11-051159251ND
2019-11-051159253ND
2019-11-051159252ND
2019-12-101165212ND