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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Cadmium

City of Tucson

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.

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206

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
2016ND1080ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND980ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2016-01-11L160042-01IND
2016-01-11L160042-03IND
2016-01-11L160042-04IND
2016-01-12L160043-01IND
2016-01-12L160043-02IND
2016-01-12L160043-03IND
2016-01-12L160043-04IND
2016-01-12L160043-05IND
2016-01-13L160045-02IND
2016-01-13L160045-04IND
2016-01-13L160045-05IND
2016-01-14L160046-01IND
2016-01-14L160046-03IND
2016-01-14L160046-04IND
2016-01-14L160046-05IND
2016-01-19L160066-01IND
2016-01-19L160066-02IND
2016-01-19L160066-03IND
2016-01-19L160066-04IND
2016-01-19L160066-05IND
2016-01-20L160068-01IND
2016-01-20L160068-02IND
2016-01-20L160068-03IND
2016-01-20L160068-04IND
2016-01-20L160068-05IND
2016-01-21L160069-01IND
2016-01-21L160069-02IND
2016-01-21L160069-03IND
2016-01-21L160069-04IND
2016-01-21L160069-05IND
2016-01-25L160091-01IND
2016-01-25L160091-02IND
2016-01-25L160091-03IND
2016-01-25L160091-04IND
2016-01-25L160091-05IND
2016-01-26L160092-01IND
2016-01-26L160092-03IND
2016-01-26L160092-04IND
2016-01-26L160092-05IND
2016-01-27L160094-01IND
2016-01-27L160094-02IND
2016-01-27L160094-04IND
2016-01-27L160094-05IND
2016-01-28L160104-02IND
2016-01-28L160104-03IND
2016-01-28L160104-04IND
2016-01-28L160118-01ND
2016-02-01L160119-01ND
2016-02-01L160119-03IND
2016-02-01L160119-04IND
2016-02-02L160122-01IND
2016-02-02L160122-02IND
2016-02-02L160122-03IND
2016-02-02L160122-04IND
2016-02-02L160122-05IND
2016-02-03L160123-01IND
2016-02-03L160123-04IND
2016-02-04L160125-01IND
2016-02-04L160125-02IND
2016-02-04L160125-03IND
2016-02-04L160125-04IND
2016-02-08L160143-02IND
2016-02-08L160143-03IND
2016-02-08L160143-05IND
2016-02-09L160144-02IND
2016-02-09L160144-03IND
2016-02-09L160144-04IND
2016-02-09L160144-05IND
2016-02-10L160145-03IND
2016-02-10L160145-04IND
2016-02-10L160145-05IND
2016-02-11L160148-01ND
2016-02-11L160148-02TND
2016-02-11L160148-04TND
2016-02-11L160148-05IND
2016-02-11L160171-01IND
2016-02-16L160172-03IND
2016-02-16L160172-04IND
2016-02-17L160173-01IND
2016-02-17L160173-02ND
2016-02-18L160178-04ND
2016-02-23L160210-01ND
2016-02-23L160210-02ND
2016-02-23L160210-03ND
2016-02-24L160211-01JND
2016-02-24L160211-02JND
2016-02-24L160211-03JND
2016-02-25L160212-03ND
2016-02-29L160245-01ND
2016-02-29L160245-02ND
2016-03-01L160246-03JND
2016-03-02L160247-01ND
2016-03-07L160268-02JND
2016-03-10L160280-02JND
2016-03-10L160280-03TND
2016-04-20L160468-01ND
2016-04-27L160497-05ND
2016-04-28L160498-01ND
2016-04-28L160498-02ND
2016-04-28L160498-04ND
2016-05-02L160516-01ND
2016-05-03L160517-01ND
2016-05-05L160525-02ND
2016-05-31L160656-01IND
2016-05-31L160656-02IND
2016-06-14L160697-01IND
2016-06-16L160723-01IND
2016-10-04L161215-01ND
2019-03-19L190423-01 IOCND
2019-04-01L190499-02ND
2019-04-01L190499-03ND
2019-04-01L190499-05ND
2019-04-01L190499-06ND
2019-04-04L190541-01ND
2019-04-11L190512-01ND
2019-04-11L190512-02ND
2019-04-11L190512-03ND
2019-04-11L190512-04ND
2019-04-15L190597-01ND
2019-04-15L190597-02ND
2019-04-15L190597-03ND
2019-04-15L190597-04ND
2019-04-17L190610-01ND
2019-04-17L190610-03ND
2019-04-18L190624-01ND
2019-04-18L190624-02ND
2019-04-18L190624-03ND
2019-04-23L190640-01ND
2019-04-23L190640-02ND
2019-04-23L190640-03ND
2019-04-23L190640-04ND
2019-04-24L190645-02ND
2019-04-24L190645-03ND
2019-04-25L190648-01ND
2019-04-25L190648-02ND
2019-04-25L190648-03ND
2019-04-30L190670-01ND
2019-04-30L190670-02ND
2019-05-01L190678-02ND
2019-05-01L190678-03ND
2019-05-01L190678-04ND
2019-05-02L190690-01ND
2019-05-02L190690-03ND
2019-05-06L190704-03ND
2019-05-07L190712-01ND
2019-05-07L190712-02ND
2019-05-07L190712-03ND
2019-05-08L190725-01ND
2019-05-08L190725-02ND
2019-05-09L190728-01-20131ND
2019-05-13L190741-01-20131ND
2019-05-13L190741-02-20131ND
2019-05-14L190748-02-20131ND
2019-05-15L190761-01-20131ND
2019-05-15L190761-02-20131ND
2019-05-15L190761-03-20131ND
2019-05-20L190783-02-20131ND
2019-05-20L190783-03-20131ND
2019-05-28L190813-01-06260ND
2019-05-28L190813-02-06260ND
2019-05-28L190813-03-06260ND
2019-05-28L190813-04-06260ND
2019-05-30L190835-01-06260ND
2019-05-30L190835-02-06260ND
2019-05-30L190835-03-06260ND
2019-05-30L190835-04-06260ND
2019-05-30L190835-05-06260ND
2019-05-30L190835-06-06260ND
2019-06-03L190837-01-06260ND
2019-06-03L190837-02-06260ND
2019-06-03L190837-03-06260ND
2019-06-03L190837-04-06260ND
2019-06-03L190837-05-06260ND
2019-06-04L190851-01-06281ND
2019-06-04L190851-03-06281ND
2019-06-04L190851-04-06281ND
2019-06-04L190851-05-06281ND
2019-06-06L190879-01-06281ND
2019-06-06L190879-02-06281ND
2019-06-06L190879-03-06281ND
2019-06-06L190879-04-06281ND
2019-06-06L190879-05-06281ND
2019-06-11L190893-01-06281ND
2019-06-11L190893-02-06281ND
2019-06-11L190893-03-06281ND
2019-06-11L190893-04-06281ND
2019-06-13L190907-01-07081ND
2019-06-13L190907-02-07081ND
2019-06-13L190907-03-07081ND
2019-06-13L190907-04-07081ND
2019-06-25L190968-01-07081ND
2019-06-27L190983-01-08131ND
2019-08-20L191266-01-10011ND
2019-08-20L191266-02-10011ND
2019-08-22L191282-01-10011ND
2019-08-22L191282-02-10011ND
2019-09-09L191400-01-10011ND
2019-09-09L191400-02-10011ND
2019-09-10L191408-01-10011ND
2019-09-11L191425-01-10011ND
2019-09-11L191425-02-10011ND
2019-09-11L191425-03-10011ND
2019-09-12L191433-01-10011ND
2019-09-16L191452-01-10021ND
2019-11-19L191822-01-01071ND
2019-11-20L191829-01-01071ND