Beryllium

City of Tucson

Beryllium is a toxic metal that is both naturally occurring and released into the environment from industrial pollution and incineration. Beryllium can damage lungs, bones and the digestive system.

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206

Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Range of results
2013	N/A	0	N/A
2014	N/A	0	N/A
2015	N/A	0	N/A
2016	ND	108	ND
2017	N/A	0	N/A
2018	N/A	0	N/A
2019	ND	98	ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 1 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 1 ppb for beryllium 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 the stomach and intestines.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 4 ppb

The legal limit for beryllium, established in 1992, was based on a toxicity study in laboratory animals published in 1970. This limit does not include any additional consideration of children’s health.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

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