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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 * *
2013
* * * * * * 0 * *
2012
* * * * * * 0 * *
2011
* * * * * * 0 * *
2010
* * * * * * 0 * *
2009
* * * * * * 0 * *
2008
* * * * * * 0 * *
2007
* * * * * * 0 * *
2006
* * * * * * 0 * *
2005
* * * * * * 0 * *
2004
* * * * * * 0 * *
2003
* * * * * * 0 * *
2002
* * * * * * 0 * *
2001
* * * * * * 0 * *
2000
0.4 * * * 1.2 0.38 5 0.2 *
1999
0.1 0.4 0.79 1.6 1.9 0.58 30 0.2 205
1998
0.3 0.6 0.81 1.5 2.3 0.48 30 0.2 210
1997
0.1 0.8 0.95 1.7 2.6 0.56 29 0.2 246
1996
0.25 0.25 0.73 1.5 2.9 0.65 30 0.5 190
1995
0.25 0.8 0.91 1.8 2.7 0.71 29 0.5 237
1994
0.25 1.2 1.33 2.2 3.3 0.73 30 0.5 345
1993
0.25 1.0 1.18 2.1 2.4 0.71 31 0.5 307
1992
0.25 1.3 1.42 3.0 3.6 0.97 28 0.5 369
1991
0.8 1.4 1.90 4.0 4.8 1.25 34 0.5 493
1990
0.8 2.4 2.78 4.7 6.5 1.51 27 0.5 724
1989
0.8 1.8 2.78 4.7 7.6 1.79 22 0.5 723
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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.