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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Asbestos

Alma Plantation Ltd

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.

 

12

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
2017ND40ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND

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
2017-10-10170412703ND
2017-10-10170412704ND
2017-10-10170412703ND
2017-10-10170412704ND
2018-10-2235425706001ND
2018-10-2235425706002ND
2018-10-2235425706001ND
2018-10-2235425706002ND
2019-04-3035465031001ND
2019-04-3035465031002ND
2019-04-3035465031001ND
2019-04-3035465031002ND