Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cadmium

Smackover Waterworks

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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND40ND
2021ND50ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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
2018-01-30Y180320010ND
2020-01-27Y200300006ND
2020-01-27Y200300007ND
2020-09-15Y202610054ND
2020-11-16Y203240059ND
2021-01-26Y210280038ND
2021-01-26Y210280032ND
2021-06-07Y211610002ND
2021-08-23Y212380061ND
2021-11-08Y213160011ND
2022-05-24Y221460057ND
2022-08-16Y222300063ND
2022-11-07Y223130073ND
2023-01-31Y230330009ND
2023-01-31Y230330010ND
2023-05-31Y231520036ND