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Benzene
parts per billion
Read About Estimated Risk
Year Months
Present
Minimum Median Mean 90th
Percentile
Maximum Standard
Deviation
Number of
Observations
Detection
Limit
Estimated
Risk
2023
* * * * * * 0 * *
2022
* * * * * * 0 * *
2021
* * * * * * 0 * *
2020
* * * * * * 0 * *
2019
* * * * * * 0 * *
2018
* * * * * * 0 * *
2017
* * * * * * 0 * *
2016
* * * * * * 0 * *
2015
* * * * * * 0 * *
2014
0.1 0.23 * 0.84 1.0 0.295 15 0.05 *
2013
0.15 0.27 0.455 1.0 1.5 0.336 29 0.05 118
2012
0.18 0.32 0.425 0.76 1.4 0.26 29 0.05 110
2011
0.2 0.41 0.516 0.89 1.4 0.292 27 0.05 134
2010
0.21 0.4 0.547 1.0 1.4 0.335 29 0.05 142
2009
0.13 0.48 0.587 1.1 1.6 0.389 31 0.05 153
2008
0.23 0.46 0.571 1.1 1.4 0.31 30 0.05 149
2007
0.2 0.45 0.601 1.34 1.7 0.417 29 0.05 156
2006
0.18 0.53 0.689 1.3 2.2 0.478 31 0.05 179
2005
0.2 0.61 0.832 1.76 2.2 0.608 29 0.05 216
2004
0.25 0.67 0.754 1.3 1.6 0.38 31 0.05 196
2003
0.36 0.65 * 1.35 3.1 0.576 26 0.05 *
2002
0.21 0.71 1.01 2.1 2.6 0.656 31 0.05 261
2001
0.39 0.8 1.06 1.9 3.8 0.814 30 0.05 275
2000
0.4 1.1 1.27 2.6 3.0 0.75 29 0.2 329
1999
0.1 1.3 1.64 3.3 4.4 1.12 29 0.2 426
1998
0.1 1.4 1.66 3.1 4.0 0.93 29 0.2 432
1997
0.5 1.4 1.48 2.9 3.9 0.93 30 0.2 385
1996
0.25 1.8 1.91 2.8 7.4 1.26 30 0.5 497
1995
0.25 2.3 2.45 3.7 6.7 1.43 31 0.5 638
1994
0.25 3.2 3.33 4.8 7.7 1.61 29 0.5 867
1993
0.25 2.2 2.63 4.5 5.5 1.33 33 0.5 685
1992
1.0 3.2 3.44 5.6 6.3 1.45 30 0.5 895
1991
0.25 3.4 3.91 7.5 8.4 2.37 29 0.5 1018
1990
2.0 3.9 4.79 8.4 10 2.32 31 0.5 1247
1989
1.7 4.8 * 10.9 11 3.13 12 0.5 *
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Notes Values below the Limit of Detection (LoD) assumed to be ½ LoD.
Means and risks shown only for years with data in all 12 months.
"*" means there was insufficient or no data available to determine the value.