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o-Dichlorobenzene

Friendship Waterworks

NOTE: Friendship Waterworks purchases water from Adams Waterworks which is required to test for o-dichlorobenzene. Sample information shown below was taken by Adams Waterworks.

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.

 

13

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND30ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

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

NOTE: Friendship Waterworks purchases water from Adams Waterworks which is required to test for o-dichlorobenzene. Sample information shown below was taken by Adams Waterworks.

Date Lab ID Result
2020-08-17462474ND
2020-08-17462477ND
2020-12-07512222ND
2021-02-23548789001ND
2021-02-23548789001ND
2021-05-18562428001ND
2021-08-02575843001ND
2021-10-11588954001ND
2022-08-15637216001ND
2022-09-21644336001ND
2023-05-08677574001ND
2023-05-08677576001ND
2023-08-08693877001ND