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p-Chlorotoluene

Status: No national drinking water standard exists

 

p-Chlorotoluene is an industrial chemical.

2017-2019:

FOUND

4

states detected

13

utilities detected

56,047

people served

Health concerns for p-chlorotoluene

Harm to the central nervous system

States reporting p-chlorotoluene in drinking water

UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION
State UtilitiesPeople Served
Alabama138,700
New York109,242
Ohio16,400
New Jersey11,705
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Filtering technologies that reduce p-chlorotoluene

Activated Carbon

Reverse Osmosis

Utilities with the highest amounts of p-chlorotoluene, 2017-2019

ALL UTILITIES
LARGE UTILITIES
UtilityLocationTestsAverage levelPeople served
Queen of ApostlesMonroe, NY1 of 64.67 ppb45
Cal Fire - Miramonte Conservation CampMiramonte, CA1 of 81.21 ppb100
Ausable Heights Water SystemKeeseville, NY1 of 10.500 ppb46
Oak Creek Parkway SubdBranson West, MO1 of 20.270 ppb240
Silver Lake Institute - Castile Water District #1, NY1 of 40.125 ppb440
Perry Center Water DistrictPerry, NY1 of 40.125 ppb150
Perry Village*, NY1 of 40.125 ppb4,348
Gardeau Water DistrictCastile, NY1 of 40.125 ppb60
US Army Aviation and Missile CommandRedstone Arsenal, AL2 of 110.0788 ppb38,700
Bgwc Silver Lake-windwoodGreenville, SC1 of 70.0743 ppb180
Plumstead Township Durham RidgePlumsteadville, PA2 of 140.0714 ppb714
Springhill Mobile Home ParkWappingers Falls, NY1 of 90.0556 ppb150
Farm-to-market AssociatesBrewster, NY1 of 90.0556 ppb48
Glen Gardner Water DepartmentGlen Gardner, NJ1 of 90.0333 ppb1,705
Springport Water District #1 - NorthCayuga, NY1 of 240.0208 ppb500
Springport Water District #1 - SouthCayuga, NY1 of 240.0208 ppb500
Union Springs Village*Union Springs, NY1 of 240.0208 ppb3,000
Wallingford Water DepartmentWallingford, CT1 of 350.0143 ppb37,267
Milford City Public Water SystemMilford, OH1 of 570.00877 ppb6,400

* This water utility supplies finished drinking water to at least one other water utility. The purchasing utility is not required to test for or report p-Chlorotoluene, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.

UtilityLocationTestsAverage levelPeople served
US Army Aviation and Missile CommandRedstone Arsenal, AL2 of 110.0788 ppb38,700
Wallingford Water DepartmentWallingford, CT1 of 350.0143 ppb37,267