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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Asbestos

Baton Rouge Water Company

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.

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192

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND20ND
2018ND680ND
2019ND1220ND

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
2017-08-02170302801ND
2017-08-02170302801ND
2018-01-2935371059004ND
2018-01-2935371059004ND
2018-03-1235379532001ND
2018-03-1235379532002ND
2018-03-1235379532001ND
2018-03-1235379532002ND
2018-04-1035385957001ND
2018-04-1035385957002ND
2018-04-1035385957001ND
2018-04-1035385957002ND
2018-04-1735386818001ND
2018-04-1735386818002ND
2018-04-1735386818003ND
2018-04-1735386818004ND
2018-04-1735386818001ND
2018-04-1735386818002ND
2018-04-1735386818003ND
2018-04-1735386818004ND
2018-06-1135397534003ND
2018-06-1135397534004ND
2018-06-1135397534003ND
2018-06-1135397534004ND
2018-09-2035419560001ND
2018-09-2035419560002ND
2018-09-2035419560003ND
2018-09-2035419560004ND
2018-09-2035419560001ND
2018-09-2035419560002ND
2018-09-2035419560003ND
2018-09-2035419560004ND
2018-09-2435419822001ND
2018-09-2435419822002ND
2018-09-2435419822003ND
2018-09-2435419822004ND
2018-09-2435419822001ND
2018-09-2435419822002ND
2018-09-2435419822003ND
2018-09-2435419822004ND
2018-12-0335434379001ND
2018-12-0335434379002ND
2018-12-0335434379003ND
2018-12-0335434379004ND
2018-12-0335434379005ND
2018-12-0335434379001ND
2018-12-0335434379002ND
2018-12-0335434379003ND
2018-12-0335434379004ND
2018-12-0335434379005ND
2018-12-0435434790001ND
2018-12-0435434790002ND
2018-12-0435434790003ND
2018-12-0435434790004ND
2018-12-0435434790001ND
2018-12-0435434790002ND
2018-12-0435434790003ND
2018-12-0435434790004ND
2018-12-1135436419001ND
2018-12-1135436419002ND
2018-12-1135436419003ND
2018-12-1135436419004ND
2018-12-1135436419005ND
2018-12-1135436419006ND
2018-12-1135436419001ND
2018-12-1135436419002ND
2018-12-1135436419003ND
2018-12-1135436419004ND
2018-12-1135436419005ND
2018-12-1135436419006ND
2019-01-2435444390001ND
2019-01-2435444390002ND
2019-01-2435444390003ND
2019-01-2435444390004ND
2019-01-2435444390001ND
2019-01-2435444390002ND
2019-01-2435444390003ND
2019-01-2435444390004ND
2019-02-1435448172001ND
2019-02-1435448172002ND
2019-02-1435448172003ND
2019-02-1435448172001ND
2019-02-1435448172002ND
2019-02-1435448172003ND
2019-03-1435456415001ND
2019-03-1435456415002ND
2019-03-1435456416001ND
2019-03-1435456416002ND
2019-03-1435456415001ND
2019-03-1435456415002ND
2019-03-1435456416001ND
2019-03-1435456416002ND
2019-03-1835456417001ND
2019-03-1835456417002ND
2019-03-1835456417003ND
2019-03-1835456417004ND
2019-03-1835456417005ND
2019-03-1835456417006ND
2019-03-1835456417007ND
2019-03-1835456417001ND
2019-03-1835456417002ND
2019-03-1835456417003ND
2019-03-1835456417004ND
2019-03-1835456417005ND
2019-03-1835456417006ND
2019-03-1835456417007ND
2019-03-2535460352001ND
2019-03-2535460352002ND
2019-03-2535460352001ND
2019-03-2535460352002ND
2019-04-0935460348001ND
2019-04-0935460348002ND
2019-04-0935460348003ND
2019-04-0935460348004ND
2019-04-0935460348005ND
2019-04-0935460348006ND
2019-04-0935460348001ND
2019-04-0935460348002ND
2019-04-0935460348003ND
2019-04-0935460348004ND
2019-04-0935460348005ND
2019-04-0935460348006ND
2019-04-1035461414001ND
2019-04-1035461414002ND
2019-04-1035461414003ND
2019-04-1035461414004ND
2019-04-1035461414001ND
2019-04-1035461414002ND
2019-04-1035461414003ND
2019-04-1035461414004ND
2019-04-2435463934001ND
2019-04-2435463934002ND
2019-04-2435463934003ND
2019-04-2435463934004ND
2019-04-2435463935001ND
2019-04-2435463935002ND
2019-04-2435463935003ND
2019-04-2435463935004ND
2019-04-2435463934001ND
2019-04-2435463934002ND
2019-04-2435463934003ND
2019-04-2435463934004ND
2019-04-2435463935001ND
2019-04-2435463935002ND
2019-04-2435463935003ND
2019-04-2435463935004ND
2019-04-2935464756001ND
2019-04-2935464756002ND
2019-04-2935464756003ND
2019-04-2935464756004ND
2019-04-2935464756001ND
2019-04-2935464756002ND
2019-04-2935464756003ND
2019-04-2935464756004ND
2019-08-2135492266001ND
2019-08-2135492266002ND
2019-08-2135492266003ND
2019-08-2135492266004ND
2019-08-2135492266005ND
2019-08-2135492266001ND
2019-08-2135492266002ND
2019-08-2135492266003ND
2019-08-2135492266004ND
2019-08-2135492266005ND
2019-10-2835508309001ND
2019-10-2835508309002ND
2019-10-2835508309003ND
2019-10-2835508309001ND
2019-10-2835508309002ND
2019-10-2835508309003ND
2019-11-2035514623001ND
2019-11-2035514623002ND
2019-11-2035514623003ND
2019-11-2035514623001ND
2019-11-2035514623002ND
2019-11-2035514623003ND
2019-12-0335516103001ND
2019-12-0335516103002ND
2019-12-0335516103003ND
2019-12-0335516103004ND
2019-12-0335516103005ND
2019-12-0335516103001ND
2019-12-0335516103002ND
2019-12-0335516103003ND
2019-12-0335516103004ND
2019-12-0335516103005ND
2019-12-0435516425001ND
2019-12-0435516425002ND
2019-12-0435516425003ND
2019-12-0435516425001ND
2019-12-0435516425002ND
2019-12-0435516425003ND