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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
0.025 0.09 * 0.25 0.35 0.086 21 0.05 *
2022
0.025 0.09 0.145 0.36 0.48 0.132 30 0.05 38
2021
0.025 0.08 * 0.25 0.47 0.108 24 0.05 *
2020
0.12 * * * 0.26 0.048 7 0.05 *
2019
0.025 0.11 0.131 0.27 0.38 0.087 30 0.05 34
2018
0.06 0.13 0.333 0.43 3.4 0.605 30 0.05 87
2017
0.05 0.13 * 0.23 0.70 0.138 20 0.05 *
2016
0.06 0.15 0.192 0.34 0.61 0.144 31 0.05 50
2015
0.06 0.17 0.229 0.45 1.0 0.196 30 0.05 60
2014
0.025 0.14 0.187 0.31 0.65 0.131 30 0.05 49
2013
0.05 0.18 0.265 0.80 1.0 0.277 31 0.05 69
2012
0.07 0.15 * 0.30 0.54 0.115 18 0.05 *
2011
* * * * * * 0 * *
2010
* * * * * * 0 * *
2009
* * * * * * 0 * *
2008
* * * * * * 0 * *
2007
* * * * * * 0 * *
2006
* * * * * * 0 * *
2005
* * * * * * 0 * *
2004
* * * * * * 0 * *
2003
* * * * * * 0 * *
2002
* * * * * * 0 * *
2001
* * * * * * 0 * *
2000
* * * * * * 0 * *
1999
* * * * * * 0 * *
1998
* * * * * * 0 * *
1997
* * * * * * 0 * *
1996
* * * * * * 0 * *
1995
* * * * * * 0 * *
1994
* * * * * * 0 * *
1993
* * * * * * 0 * *
1992
* * * * * * 0 * *
1991
* * * * * * 0 * *
1990
* * * * * * 0 * *
1989
* * * * * * 0 * *
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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.