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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Asbestos

Camp Pendleton (South)

Asbestos is a mineral fiber introduced into water by the dissolution of asbestos-containing minerals and from decay of asbestos cement in water mains. Asbestos causes cancer when ingested or inhaled.

 

13

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND20ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND100ND
2019ND10ND

MFL = million fibers per liter

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 7 MFL

The legal limit for asbestos, established in 1991, was based on toxicity studies in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s.

MFL = million fibers per liter

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2015-05-209590-037-1148ND
2015-08-249590-051-1230ND
2018-02-082283-014-1235ND
2018-02-122283-036-1335ND
2018-03-149590-051-1242ND
2018-03-159590-020-1130ND
2018-03-159590-035-1200ND
2018-03-212283-034-1245ND
2018-03-229590-043-1125ND
2018-03-229590-044-1020ND
2018-03-299590-019-1225ND
2018-03-299590-037-1302ND
2019-01-309590-020-1052ND