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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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m-Dichlorobenzene

Status: No national drinking water standard exists

 

m-Dichlorobenzene is an industrial chemical.

2017-2019:

FOUND

6

states detected

16

utilities detected

57,458

people served

Health concerns for m-dichlorobenzene

Harm to the central nervous system

States reporting m-dichlorobenzene in drinking water

UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION
State UtilitiesPeople Served
Alabama138,700
New York119,862
Ohio16,400
Washington12,200
Wisconsin1170
Vermont1126
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Filtering technologies that reduce m-dichlorobenzene

Activated Carbon

Reverse Osmosis

Utilities with the highest amounts of m-dichlorobenzene, 2017-2019

ALL UTILITIES
LARGE UTILITIES
UtilityLocationTestsAverage levelPeople served
Coburn Mobile Home ParkMontpelier, VT7 of 70.886 ppb126
Ausable Heights Water SystemKeeseville, NY1 of 10.500 ppb46
Cherry Valley VillageCherry Valley, NY1 of 50.378 ppb620
Peace of Mind EstatesSpringfield, MO1 of 20.255 ppb60
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
Boh-nak Mobile Home ParkFruitland, MD1 of 50.120 ppb85
Farm-to-market AssociatesBrewster, NY1 of 90.0556 ppb48
Springhill Mobile Home ParkWappingers Falls, NY1 of 90.0556 ppb150
St Croix Meadows Mobile Home ParkHoulton, WI1 of 20.0400 ppb170
Badger Mountain Irrigation DistrictKennewick, WA1 of 20.0345 ppb2,200
Cedar Springs Mobile Home Park Well #Cape May Court House, NJ6 of 140.0314 ppb90
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
US Army Aviation and Missile CommandRedstone Arsenal, AL1 of 130.0195 ppb38,700
Wallingford Water DepartmentWallingford, CT1 of 350.0143 ppb37,267
Milford City Public Water SystemMilford, OH1 of 570.00877 ppb6,400
South Bend Water WorksSouth Bend, IN1 of 1310.00534 ppb112,400
United Water CamdenCamden, NJ1 of 450.00200 ppb46,585

* 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 m-Dichlorobenzene, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.

UtilityLocationTestsAverage levelPeople served
US Army Aviation and Missile CommandRedstone Arsenal, AL1 of 130.0195 ppb38,700
Wallingford Water DepartmentWallingford, CT1 of 350.0143 ppb37,267
South Bend Water WorksSouth Bend, IN1 of 1310.00534 ppb112,400
United Water CamdenCamden, NJ1 of 450.00200 ppb46,585