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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Cadmium

City of Glendale

Cadmium is a toxic metal found in food and drinking water. It has been linked to kidney toxicity, bone damage, cancer, and damage to developing fetuses.

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61

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

1

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND120ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND110ND
2017ND130ND
2018ND110ND
20190.1000 ppb101ND - 1.000 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.04 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.04 ppb for cadmium was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against harm to internal organs.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 5 ppb

The legal limit for cadmium, established in 1991, was based on research studies of cadmium toxicity conducted in the 1970s. This limit may not fully protect against the risk of cancer due to cadmium exposure.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-021401021130W22ND
2014-01-061401061121OSFND
2014-01-061401060900PPFND
2014-01-161401161225A22ND
2014-01-161401161005CB1ND
2014-05-151405151035W43IND
2014-05-151405150920W30ND
2014-05-211405211250CZ1ND
2014-05-211405211210W16ND
2014-05-211405211140W27ND
2014-05-271405271200CHBND
2014-07-181407181055W18ND
2015-04-061504061040OSFND
2015-04-061504061200CZ1ND
2015-04-061504061325PPFND
2015-07-14201508240143IND
2016-04-181604181055W22ND
2016-04-181604180950W30ND
2016-04-191604191030A22ND
2016-04-191604190950W27ND
2016-04-211604211048W43ND
2016-04-211604210935CHBND
2016-04-251604251114CZ1ND
2016-04-251604250953OSFND
2016-04-251604250855PPFND
2016-04-271604271045W16ND
2016-06-091606091220CB1ND
2017-04-0317040312350SFND
2017-04-031704031235OSFND
2017-04-031704031355CZ1ND
2017-04-031704030940PPFND
2017-04-191704191300W27ND
2017-04-191704191208W43ND
2017-04-191704191057W30ND
2017-04-191704191000CHBND
2017-04-26170426122W22ND
2017-04-261704261220W22ND
2017-04-261704261130W16ND
2017-04-271704270940A22ND
2017-05-161705160940CB1ND
2018-02-281802281235PPFND
2018-02-281802281018W27ND
2018-02-281802280941W30ND
2018-04-021804021133CZ1ND
2018-04-021804021046OSFND
2018-04-101804100946A22ND
2018-04-121804121302W43ND
2018-04-121804121158CB1ND
2018-04-121804121100W16ND
2018-04-121804120932CHBND
2018-04-241804240917W22ND
2019-04-151904151258PPFIND
2019-04-151904151118CZ1FIND
2019-04-151904150959OSFI1.000 ppb
2019-04-181904181345A22RND
2019-04-181904181226CB1FIND
2019-04-181904181152W27FIND
2019-04-181904181120W16FIND
2019-04-181904180955CHBFIND
2019-04-181904180915W30FND
2019-05-021905020914W43FND