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Volatile Organic Compounds:  

Contaminant

MCLG

MCL

Ashburton Plant

Source

 

 

 

HLD*

Range

 

Benzene
0 ppb
5 ppb
<0.5
-
Discharge from factories; Leaching from gas storage tanks and landfills.
Carbon tetrachloride
0 ppb
5 ppb
<0.5
-
Discharge from chemical Plants and other indstrial activities.

Chlorobenzene

100 ppb

100 ppb

<0.5

 -

Discharge from chemical and agricultural chemical factories.

o-Dichlorobenzene

600ppb

600 ppb

<0.5 

-

Discharge from industrial chemical factories.

p-Dichlorobenzene

75 ppb

75 ppb

<0.5

-

Discharge from industrial chemical factories.

1,2-Dichloroethane

0 ppb

5 ppb

<0.5

-

Discharge from industrial chemical factories.

1,1-Dichloroethylene

7ppb

7 ppb

<0.5

-

Discharge from industrial chemical factories.

cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene

70 ppb

70 ppb

<0.5

-

Discharge from industrial chemical factories.

trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

100 ppb

100 ppb

<0.5

-

Discharge from industrial chemical factories.

Dichloromethane

0 ppb

5 ppb

<0.5

-

Discharge from pharmaceutical and chemical factories.
1,2-Dichloropropane
0 ppb
5 ppb
<0.5
-
Discharge from industrialChemical factories.

Ethylbenzene

700 ppb

700 ppb

<0.5

-

Discharge from petroleum refineries.

HAA5
(Total Haloacetic Acids)

-

60 ppb

  67

5 - 67

By-product of drinking water chlorination.

Styrene

100ppb

100 ppb

<0.5

-

Discharge from rubber and plastic factories; Leaching from landfills.

Tetrachloroethylene

0 ppb

5 ppb

<0.5

-

Leaching from PVC pipes; Discharge from factories and dry cleaners.

1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene

70 ppb

70 ppb

<0.5

-

Discharge from textile- finishing factories.

1,1,1-Trichloroethane

200 ppb

200 ppb

<0.5

-

Discharge from metal degreasing sites and other factories.

1,1,2-Trichloroethane

3 ppb

5 ppb

<0.5

-

Discharge from industrial chemical factories.

Trichloroethylene

0 ppb

5 ppb

<0.5

-

Discharge from metal degreasing sites and other factories.

TTHMs [total trihalomethanes]

0 ppb

100 ppb

103

13 - 103

By-product of drinking water chlorination.

Toluene

1 ppb

1 ppm

<0.5

 

Discharge from petroleum factories.

Vinyl Chloride

0 ppb

2 ppb

<0.5

-

Leaching from PVC piping; Discharge from plastics factories.

Xylenes

10 ppm

10 ppm

<0.5

-

Discharge from petroleum factories; Discharge from chemical factories.

 

Contaminant

MCLG

MCL

Montebello Plants

Source

 

 

 

HLD*

Range

Discharge from factories; Leaching from gas storage tanks and landfills.

Benzene

0 ppb

5 ppb

<0.5

-

Discharge from chemical plants and other industrial activities.

Carbon tetrachloride

0 ppb

5 ppb

<0.5

-

Discharge from chemical and agricultural chemical factories.

Chlorobenzene

100 ppb

100 ppb

<0.5

-

Discharge from industrial chemical factories.

o-Dichlorobenzene

600 ppb

600 ppb

<0.5

-

Discharge from industrial chemical factories.

p-Dichlorobenzene

75 ppb

75 ppb

<0.5

-

Discharge from industrial chemical factories.

1,2-Dichloroethane

0 ppb

5 ppb

<0.5

-

Discharge from industrial chemical factories.

1,1-Dichloroethylene

7 ppb

7 ppb

<0.5

-

Discharge from industrial chemical factories.

cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene

70 ppb

70 ppb

<0.5

-

Discharge from industrial chemical factories.

trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

100 ppb

100 ppb

<0.5

-

Discharge from pharmaceutical and chemical factories.

Dichloromethane

0 ppb

5 ppb

<0.5

-

Discharge from industrial chemical factories.

1,2-Dichloropropane

0 ppb

5 ppb

<0.5

-

Discharge from petroleum refineries.

Ethylbenzene

700 ppb

700 ppb

<0.5

-

Discharge from rubber and plastic factories; Leaching from landfills.
HAA5
(Total Haloacetic Acids)
-
60 ppb
57
5 - 57
By-product of drinking water chlorination.

Styrene

100 ppb

100 ppb

<0.5

-

Leaching from PVC pipes; Discharge from factories and dry cleaners.

Tetrachloroethylene

0 ppb

5 ppb

<0.5

-

Discharge from textile- finishing factories.

1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene

70 ppb

70 ppb

<0.5

-

Discharge from metal degreasing sites and other factories.

1,1,1-Trichloroethane

200ppb

200 ppb

<0.5

-

Discharge from industrial chemical factories.

1,1,2-Trichloroethane

3 ppb

5 ppb

<0.5

-

Discharge from metal degreasing sites and other factories.

Trichloroethylene

0 ppb

5 ppb

<0.5

-

Discharge from metal degreasing sites and other factories.

TTHMs [total trihalomethanes]

0 ppb

100 ppb

87

15 - 87

By-product of drinking water chlorination.

Toluene

1 ppb

1 ppm

<0.5

-

Leaching from PVC piping; Discharge from plastics factories.

Vinyl Chloride

0 ppb

2 ppb

<0.5

-

Discharge from petroleum factories; Discharge from chemical factories.

Xylenes

10 ppm

10 ppm

<0.5

-

Discharge from petroleum factories; Discharge from chemical factories.
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