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Ethylbenzene

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Ethylbenzene, a component of petroleum, is a volatile cancer-causing chemical primarily used for production of plastics and rubber. Ethylbenzene is also released from gasoline fuel emissions. Read More.

In animal studies, exposure to ethylbenzene causes tumors. Ethylbenzene can also damage lungs, liver, kidneys and the nervous system. The International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies ethylbenzene as “possibly carcinogenic to humans.”

 

653

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND1570ND
2015ND1620ND
2016ND1650ND
2017ND1690ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 300 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 300 ppb for ethylbenzene 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) 700 ppb

The legal limit for ethylbenzene, established in 1991, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals conducted in the 1950s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-061401064-001-POCSND
2014-01-061401064-003-POCSND
2014-01-061401064-002-POCSND
2014-01-071401169-002-POCSND
2014-01-071401169-001-POCSND
2014-01-071401169-003-POCSND
2014-01-101401379-002-POCSND
2014-01-101401382-002-POCSND
2014-01-101401379-001-POCSND
2014-01-101401382-001-POCSND
2014-02-041402054-002-POCSND
2014-02-041402054-001-POCSND
2014-02-041402054-003-POCSND
2014-02-061402226-001-POCSND
2014-02-061402226-003-POCSND
2014-02-06140226-002-POCSND
2014-02-101402403-001-POCSND
2014-02-101402406-003-POCSND
2014-02-101402403-002-POCSND
2014-02-181402811-001-POCSND
2014-02-181402608-001-POCSND
2014-02-181402809-001-POCSND
2014-02-181402805-001-POCSND
2014-03-031403028-002-POCSND
2014-03-031403028-003-POCSND
2014-03-031403028-001-POCSND
2014-03-071403446-003-POCSND
2014-03-071403446-002-POCSND
2014-03-071403446-001-POCSND
2014-03-131403873-001-POCSND
2014-03-131403873-002-POCSND
2014-03-131403873-003-POCSND
2014-03-171403B04-001-POCSND
2014-03-171403B04-004-POCSND
2014-03-171403B04-002-POCSND
2014-03-171403B04-003-POCSND
2014-04-011404009-001-POCSND
2014-04-011404009-002-POCSND
2014-04-011404009-003-POCSND
2014-04-031404242-003-POCSND
2014-04-031404242-001-POCSND
2014-04-031404242-002-POCSND
2014-04-031404242-004-POCSND
2014-04-091404699-003-POCSND
2014-04-091404699-002-POCSND
2014-04-091404699-001-POCSND
2014-04-141404A25-003-POCSND
2014-04-141404A25-002-POCSND
2014-04-141404A25-001-POCSND
2014-04-301404M04-001-POCSND
2014-04-301404N04-003-POCSND
2014-04-301404M04-002-POCSND
2014-05-011405009-003-POCSND
2014-05-011405009-002-POCSND
2014-05-011405009-001-POCSND
2014-05-051405196-003-POCSND
2014-05-051405196-001-POCSND
2014-05-051405196-002-POCSND
2014-05-081405554-002-POCSND
2014-05-081405554-001-POCSND
2014-05-081405554--003-POCND
2014-05-131405966-001-POCSND
2014-05-131405965-001-POCSND
2014-05-131405965-002ND
2014-05-131405966-002-POCSND
2014-06-021406028-003-POCSND
2014-06-021406028-001-POCSND
2014-06-021406028-002-POCSND
2014-06-031046154-002-POCSND
2014-06-031406154-002-POCSND
2014-06-031406154-003-POCSND
2014-06-031406154-001-POCSND
2014-06-041406248-001-POCSND
2014-06-041406248-003-POCSND
2014-06-041406248-002-POCSND
2014-06-091406560-001-POCSND
2014-06-091406556-001-POCSND
2014-06-091406560-002-POCSND
2014-06-091406556-002-POCSND
2014-07-011407005-002-POCSND
2014-07-011407012-003-POCSND
2014-07-011407012-001-POCSND
2014-07-011407005-003-POCSND
2014-07-011407012-002-POCSND
2014-07-01147005-001-POCSND
2014-07-031407230-001-POCSND
2014-07-031407230-002-POCSND
2014-07-031407219-001-POCSND
2014-07-031407219-002-POCSND
2014-07-031407226-003-POCSND
2014-07-031407226-002-POCSND
2014-07-031407226-001-POCSND
2014-08-051408207-001-POCSND
2014-08-051408207-003-POCSND
2014-08-051408207-002-POCSND
2014-08-061408299-003-POCSND
2014-08-061408299-001-POCSND
2014-08-061408299-002-POCSND
2014-08-071408410-003-POCSND
2014-08-071408410-002-POCSND
2014-08-071408410-001-POCSND
2014-08-111408684-002-POCSND
2014-08-111408682-002-POCSND
2014-08-111408682-001-POCSND
2014-08-111408684-001-POCSND
2014-09-021409035-002-POCSND
2014-09-021409035-001-POCSND
2014-09-021409035-003-POCSND
2014-09-031409183-001-POCSND
2014-09-031409183-002-POCSND
2014-09-031409183-003-POCSND
2014-09-041409243-003-POCSND
2014-09-041409243-002-POCSND
2014-09-041409243-001-POCSND
2014-09-051409357-001-POCSND
2014-09-051409357-002-POCSND
2014-09-051409360-002-POCSND
2014-09-051409360-001-POCSND
2014-10-011410069-001-POCSND
2014-10-011410067-001-POCSND
2014-10-011410067-003-POCSND
2014-10-011410067-002-POCSND
2014-10-011410069-002-POCSND
2014-10-011410069-003-POCSND
2014-10-061410308-003-POCSND
2014-10-061410308-002-POCSND
2014-10-061410308-001-POCSND
2014-10-081410587-001-POCSND
2014-10-081410584-002-POCSND
2014-10-081410587-002-POCSND
2014-10-081410584-001-POCSND
2014-11-031411023-001-POCSND
2014-11-031411032-002-POCSND
2014-11-031411023-003-POCSND
2014-11-031411032-003-POCSND
2014-11-031411032-001-POCSND
2014-11-031411023-002-POCSND
2014-11-041411165-002-POCSND
2014-11-041411165-003-POCSND
2014-11-041411165-001-POCSND
2014-11-051411230-001-POCSND
2014-11-051411230-002-POCSND
2014-11-131411907-002-POCSND
2014-11-131411907-001-POCSND
2014-12-011412018-002-POCSND
2014-12-011412018-001-POCSND
2014-12-011412016-003-POCSND
2014-12-011412018-003-POCSND
2014-12-011412016-002-POCSND
2014-12-011412016-001-POCSND
2014-12-021412144-003-POCSND
2014-12-021412144-002-POCSND
2014-12-021412144-001-POCSND
2014-12-031412223-001-POCSND
2014-12-031412225-001-POCSND
2014-12-031412225-002-POCSND
2014-12-031412223-002-POCSND
2015-01-021501009-002-POCSND
2015-01-021501004-02-POCSND
2015-01-021501009-003-POCSND
2015-01-021501004-003-POCSND
2015-01-021501009-001-POCSND
2015-01-051501004-001-POCSND
2015-01-121501572-002-POCSND
2015-01-121501570-002-POCSND
2015-01-121501570-001-POCSND
2015-01-121501572-001-POCSND
2015-01-261501F10-001-POCSND
2015-01-261501F10-002-POCSND
2015-01-261501F10-003-POCSND
2015-02-021502016-001-POCSND
2015-02-021502041-001-POCSND
2015-02-021502016-002-POCSND
2015-02-021502041-002-POCSND
2015-02-021502016-003-POCSND
2015-02-021502041-003-POCSND
2015-02-091502455-001-POCSND
2015-02-091502455-002-POCSND
2015-02-091502453-001-POCSND
2015-02-091502453-002-POCSND
2015-02-101502576-002-POCSND
2015-02-101502576-001-POCSND
2015-02-101502576-003-POCSND
2015-03-021503016-003-POCSND
2015-03-021503016-002-POCSND
2015-03-021503018-001-POCSND
2015-03-021503018-002-POCSND
2015-03-021503018-003-POCSND
2015-03-021503016-001-POCSND
2015-03-041503223-002-POCSND
2015-03-041503223-001-POCSND
2015-03-041503217-002-POCSND
2015-03-041503217-001-POCSND
2015-03-091503514-003-POCSND
2015-03-091503514-001-POCSND
2015-03-091503514-002-POCSND
2015-03-231503F54-001 POCSND
2015-04-021504182-003-POCSND
2015-04-021504182-001-POCSND
2015-04-021504182-002-POCSND
2015-04-061504322-002-POCSND
2015-04-061504322-003-POCSND
2015-04-061504322-001-POCSND
2015-04-081504519-002-POCSND
2015-04-081504516-001-POCSND
2015-04-081504516-002-POCSND
2015-04-081504519-001-POCSND
2015-04-091504631-001ND
2015-04-161504B93-002-POCSND
2015-04-161504B93-001-POCSND
2015-04-161504B93-003-POCSND
2015-05-041505127-001-POCSND
2015-05-041505126-001-POCSND
2015-05-041505127-03-POCSND
2015-05-041505127-002-POCSND
2015-05-051505273-002-POCSND
2015-05-051505273-003-POCSND
2015-05-051505228-002-POCSND
2015-05-051505226-001-POCSND
2015-05-051505226-003-POCSND
2015-05-051505226-002-POCSND
2015-05-051505273-001-POCSND
2015-05-111505703-002-POCSND
2015-05-111505703-001-POCSND
2015-05-111505701-001ND
2015-05-111505701-002ND
2015-06-011506001-002-POCSND
2015-06-011506001-001-POCSND
2015-06-011506021-002-POCSND
2015-06-011506021-003-POCSND
2015-06-011506003-001-POCSND
2015-06-011506001-003-POCSND
2015-06-011506021-001-POCSND
2015-06-031506226-001-POCSND
2015-06-031506228-002-POCSND
2015-06-031506228-001-POCSND
2015-06-031506226-002-POCSND
2015-06-051506511-002-POCSND
2015-06-051506511-003-POCSND
2015-06-051506511-001-POCSND
2015-07-011507028-004 POCSND
2015-07-011507028-003ND
2015-07-011507028-002ND
2015-07-011507028-001ND
2015-07-021507155-002 POCSND
2015-07-021507122-002ND
2015-07-021507131-003ND
2015-07-021507126-002 POCSND
2015-07-021507131-001 POCSND
2015-07-021507152-001ND
2015-07-021507131-002 POCSND
2015-07-021507155-001 POCSND
2015-07-021507126-001 POCSND
2015-07-021507122-001 POCSND
2015-08-031508112-002ND
2015-08-031508021-001 POCSND
2015-08-031508112-003 POCSND
2015-08-031508016-001 POCSND
2015-08-031508016-002 POCSND
2015-08-031508112-001 POCSND
2015-08-041508136-002 BACND
2015-08-041508132-001 POCSND
2015-08-041508132-003ND
2015-08-0415089132-002 POCND
2015-08-041508136-003 POCSND
2015-08-041508136-001 POCSND
2015-08-051508292-002 POCSND
2015-08-051508292-001 POCSND
2015-09-011509069-002 POCSND
2015-09-011509069-003ND
2015-09-011509048-001 POCSND
2015-09-011509069-001 POCSND
2015-09-011509044-003ND
2015-09-011509044-001 POCSND
2015-09-011509044-002 POCSND
2015-09-021509127-001 POCSND
2015-09-021509130-003 POCSND
2015-09-021509130-002 POCSND
2015-09-021509130-001 POCSND
2015-09-021509127-002ND
2015-09-241509I95-002ND
2015-09-241509I95-001ND
2015-10-011510012-003ND
2015-10-011510012-002ND
2015-10-011510012-001ND
2015-10-021510102-003ND
2015-10-021510102-002ND
2015-10-021510102-001ND
2015-10-021510135-001ND
2015-10-051510204-002ND
2015-10-051510204-003ND
2015-10-051510275-001ND
2015-10-051510275-002ND
2015-10-051510204-001ND
2015-10-091510761-002ND
2015-10-091510761-001ND
2015-11-021511011-002ND
2015-11-021511015-003ND
2015-11-021511015-002ND
2015-11-021511019-003ND
2015-11-021511011-003ND
2015-11-021511019-001ND
2015-11-021511019-002ND
2015-11-021511015-001ND
2015-11-021511011-001ND
2015-11-041511236-001ND
2015-11-041511239-002ND
2015-11-041511232-001ND
2015-11-041511232-002ND
2015-11-041511239-001ND
2015-12-011512122-003ND
2015-12-011512117-001ND
2015-12-011512117-002ND
2015-12-011512122-002ND
2015-12-011512122-001ND
2015-12-011512124-001ND
2015-12-031512274-002ND
2015-12-031512274-001ND
2015-12-031512274-003ND
2016-01-041601026-001ND
2016-01-041601027-003ND
2016-01-041601026-002ND
2016-01-041601026-003ND
2016-01-041601028-001ND
2016-01-041601027-001ND
2016-01-041601027-002ND
2016-01-051601117-003ND
2016-01-051601118-002ND
2016-01-051601118-001ND
2016-01-051601121-001ND
2016-01-0516011174-002ND
2016-01-051601117-001ND
2016-02-011602030-003ND
2016-02-011602028-001ND
2016-02-011602030-002ND
2016-02-011602026-002ND
2016-02-011602026-003ND
2016-02-011602026-001ND
2016-02-011602030-001ND
2016-02-021602118-001ND
2016-02-021602114-002ND
2016-02-021602114-001ND
2016-02-021602116-002ND
2016-02-021602114-003ND
2016-02-021602116-001ND
2016-03-011603017-003ND
2016-03-011603017-002ND
2016-03-011603017-001ND
2016-03-011603058-002ND
2016-03-011603058-003ND
2016-03-011603058-001ND
2016-03-011603030-001ND
2016-03-021603136-003ND
2016-03-021603136-002ND
2016-03-021603131-001ND
2016-03-021603136-001ND
2016-03-021603133-001ND
2016-03-021603133-002ND
2016-04-041604182-003ND
2016-04-041604176-001ND
2016-04-041604182-001ND
2016-04-041604178-001ND
2016-04-041604178-003ND
2016-04-041604178-002ND
2016-04-041604182-002ND
2016-04-051604307-002ND
2016-04-051604309-001ND
2016-04-051604307-001ND
2016-04-081604814-003ND
2016-04-081604814-002ND
2016-04-081604814-001ND
2016-04-191604H82-001 POCSND
2016-04-191604H67-001ND
2016-04-191604H67-002ND
2016-05-021605025-001ND
2016-05-021605031-001ND
2016-05-021605026-002ND
2016-05-021605026-003ND
2016-05-021605026-001ND
2016-05-021605031-002ND
2016-05-021605031-003ND
2016-05-031605134-002ND
2016-05-031605134-001ND
2016-05-031605134-003ND
2016-05-031605136-001ND
2016-05-031605136-002ND
2016-05-131605C19-001ND
2016-05-131605C19-002ND
2016-06-011606043-001ND
2016-06-011606046-002ND
2016-06-011606058-001ND
2016-06-011606058-003ND
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2016-06-011606046-001ND
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2016-06-021606174-001ND
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2016-06-021606176-002ND
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2016-07-011607041-001ND
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2016-07-061607306-001ND
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2016-07-201607G21-002ND
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2016-12-01705755001ND
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2017-02-027010431001ND
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2017-02-027010428003ND
2017-03-017012330004ND
2017-03-017012330006ND
2017-03-017012330002ND
2017-03-017012330005ND
2017-03-017012330001ND
2017-03-017012330007ND
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