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Lithium

Nashville Rural Water Association

NOTE: Nashville Rural Water Association purchases water from Nashville Waterworks which is required to test for lithium. Sample information shown below was taken by Nashville Waterworks.

Lithium occurs naturally in soil and rock. It is a pollutant from mining and industrial manufacturing of metals, ceramics and batteries. Ingesting too much lithium can lead to symptoms like abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting.

 

4

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
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND40ND
2024ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Nashville Rural Water Association purchases water from Nashville Waterworks which is required to test for lithium. Sample information shown below was taken by Nashville Waterworks.

Date Lab ID Result
2023-01-11100051PND
2023-04-12102822PND
2023-07-19105557PND
2023-10-11108563PND