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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
0.09 0.2 * 0.35 1.4 0.284 20 0.05 *
2022
0.025 0.18 0.272 0.52 1.6 0.329 31 0.05 71
2021
0.05 0.17 * 0.48 0.9 0.22 23 0.05 *
2020
0.14 * * * 1.0 0.385 7 0.05 *
2019
0.06 0.19 0.228 0.46 0.62 0.15 28 0.05 59
2018
0.07 0.28 0.316 0.55 1.2 0.233 28 0.05 82
2017
0.025 0.2 0.334 0.84 1.5 0.401 29 0.05 87
2016
0.025 0.32 0.483 0.95 2.2 0.50 30 0.05 126
2015
0.09 0.24 0.386 0.74 1.5 0.37 30 0.05 100
2014
0.05 0.25 0.516 1.21 3.0 0.619 30 0.05 134
2013
0.13 0.29 0.417 1.0 1.4 0.334 31 0.05 109
2012
0.07 0.33 0.632 1.1 3.5 0.741 29 0.05 164
2011
0.07 0.32 0.442 1.0 1.6 0.403 31 0.05 115
2010
0.09 0.41 * 0.85 1.8 0.45 19 0.05 *
2009
0.05 0.35 0.49 0.93 2.3 0.49 31 0.05 127
2008
0.06 0.38 0.48 1.12 2.2 0.458 29 0.05 125
2007
0.09 0.45 0.735 1.66 2.8 0.666 28 0.05 191
2006
0.11 0.55 0.855 1.9 4.9 0.945 31 0.05 223
2005
0.11 0.54 1.03 2.06 7.3 1.38 30 0.05 269
2004
0.11 0.44 0.789 1.7 2.5 0.646 31 0.05 205
2003
0.14 0.55 1.02 2.24 4.4 1.03 30 0.05 264
2002
0.16 0.66 1.30 3.33 7.3 1.60 30 0.05 339
2001
0.09 0.6 0.878 1.5 4.2 0.814 31 0.05 228
2000
0.1 0.8 1.18 2.7 4.9 1.11 31 0.2 306
1999
0.1 1.3 1.75 4.0 9.9 2.01 29 0.2 454
1998
0.1 0.9 1.45 3.2 4.6 1.20 29 0.2 378
1997
0.1 1.0 1.61 4.9 6.9 2.00 29 0.2 418
1996
0.25 1.4 1.99 4.3 6.6 1.84 30 0.5 518
1995
0.8 1.8 * 5.2 11 2.90 12 0.5 *
1994
* * * * * * 0 * *
1993
* * * * * * 0 * *
1992
* * * * * * 0 * *
1991
* * * * * * 0 * *
1990
* * * * * * 0 * *
1989
* * * * * * 0 * *
Graph It!
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.