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CONTAMINANT

sec-Butylbenzene

STATES DETECTED

8

serves

85,689

utilities detected

20

Overview

sec-Butylbenzene is an industrial chemical.

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sec-Butylbenzene around the Country

UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION
State Utilities People Served
Alabama138,700
Maryland226,367
New York1210,236
Missouri19,523
Utah1300
Washington1293
Wisconsin1170
South Carolina1100

Utilities with the highest amounts of sec-butylbenzene, 2013-2023

ALL UTILITIES
LARGE UTILITIES
Utility Location Tests Average level People served
Freedom District*Westminster, MD1 of 1107.0 ppb24,867
Springfield Hospital Distribution*, MD1 of 1107.0 ppb1,500
Pine Tree Mobile Home ParkStamford, NY1 of 10.500 ppb44
Silver Lake Institute - Castile Water District #1Castile, NY3 of 60.250 ppb440
Perry Center Water DistrictPerry, NY3 of 60.250 ppb150
Ausable Heights Water SystemKeeseville, NY1 of 20.250 ppb46
Perry Village*Perry, NY3 of 60.250 ppb4,348
Gardeau Water DistrictSilver Springs, NY3 of 60.250 ppb60
Skyline Water System Inc.Moses Lake, WA2 of 60.242 ppb293
US Army Aviation and Missile CommandRedstone Arsenal, AL2 of 80.127 ppb38,700
Swiss Alpine Water CompanyDraper, UT1 of 110.0909 ppb300
Farm-to-market AssociatesBrewster, NY1 of 80.0625 ppb48
St Croix Meadows Mobile Home ParkHoulton, WI1 of 30.0467 ppb170
Barton Dade Cedar & Jasper Counties Consolidated Public Water Supply District 1Lamar, MO1 of 150.0433 ppb9,523
Springhill Mobile Home ParkWappingers Falls, NY1 of 120.0417 ppb150
Angelica Village Public WaterAngelica, NY1 of 120.0417 ppb950
Bgwc Pollys Circle (sc4660073)Greenville, SC1 of 160.0200 ppb100
Springport Water District #1 - NorthCayuga, NY1 of 370.0135 ppb500
Springport Water District #1 - SouthCayuga, NY1 of 370.0135 ppb500
Union Springs Village*Union Springs, NY1 of 370.0135 ppb3,000

* This water utility supplies finished drinking water to at least one other water utility. The purchasing utility is not required to test for or report sec-Butylbenzene, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.

UtilityLocationTestsAverage levelPeople served
Freedom District*Westminster, MD1 of 1107.0 ppb24,867
US Army Aviation and Missile CommandRedstone Arsenal, AL2 of 80.127 ppb38,700

* This water utility supplies finished drinking water to at least one other water utility. The purchasing utility is not required to test for or report sec-Butylbenzene, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.

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