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Barium

City of Bakersfield

Barium is a mineral present in rocks, soil and water. High concentrations of barium in drinking water increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and hypertension.

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395

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
201426.7 ppb140105ND - 82.4 ppb
201533.9 ppb5440ND - 110.0 ppb
201613.3 ppb7018ND - 84.0 ppb
20179.30 ppb6012ND - 120.0 ppb
201820.0 ppb5121ND - 99.0 ppb
201942.4 ppb2017ND - 78.0 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 700 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 700 ppb for barium was defined by EWG as benchmark that protects against harm to the kidneys and the cardiovascular system.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 2,000 ppb

The legal limit for barium, established in 1991, was based on a 10-week study of barium exposure in 11 adult male volunteers. This limit does not include any additional consideration of children’s health.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-03-035810-117-1006ND
2014-04-085810-100-1205ND
2014-04-145810-103-1029ND
2014-04-235810-103-1510ND
2014-05-055701-037-131541.9 ppb
2014-05-055701-044-130046.1 ppb
2014-05-055701-074-1415ND
2014-05-055701-102-134531.4 ppb
2014-05-055701-103-140026.9 ppb
2014-05-065810-011-0930ND
2014-05-275701-037-135540.8 ppb
2014-05-275701-044-134045.7 ppb
2014-05-275701-074-1445ND
2014-05-275701-102-141030.9 ppb
2014-05-275701-103-143028.2 ppb
2014-06-025701-033-100011.2 ppb
2014-06-025701-044-134545.7 ppb
2014-06-025701-074-1440ND
2014-06-025701-102-141028.7 ppb
2014-06-025701-103-142027.1 ppb
2014-06-035810-009-0905ND
2014-06-055701-115-102038.8 ppb
2014-06-095701-044-142041.9 ppb
2014-06-095701-074-1300ND
2014-06-095701-102-143029.2 ppb
2014-06-095701-103-145026.5 ppb
2014-06-165701-044-140044.3 ppb
2014-06-165701-074-1230ND
2014-06-165701-102-142029.9 ppb
2014-06-165701-103-144527.3 ppb
2014-06-235701-044-133045.4 ppb
2014-06-235701-074-1430ND
2014-06-235701-102-134532.5 ppb
2014-06-235701-103-140029.3 ppb
2014-06-235810-119-1030ND
2014-06-305701-044-125046.0 ppb
2014-06-305701-074-1340ND
2014-06-305701-102-131531.3 ppb
2014-06-305701-103-133029.5 ppb
2014-07-025806-109-142075.0 ppb
2014-07-075701-038-085245.9 ppb
2014-07-075701-044-124546.1 ppb
2014-07-075701-074-1330ND
2014-07-075701-102-150032.2 ppb
2014-07-075701-103-131528.8 ppb
2014-07-085701-034-093613.5 ppb
2014-07-105806-034-132612.0 ppb
2014-07-105806-108-1045ND
2014-07-145701-044-133043.4 ppb
2014-07-145701-074-1515ND
2014-07-145701-102-135029.7 ppb
2014-07-145701-103-141527.5 ppb
2014-07-155701-109-094066.5 ppb
2014-07-235701-044-142526.9 ppb
2014-07-235701-074-1442ND
2014-07-235701-102-141027.7 ppb
2014-07-235701-103-135043.8 ppb
2014-07-285701-037-144039.2 ppb
2014-07-285701-044-122042.6 ppb
2014-07-285701-074-1340ND
2014-07-285701-102-130029.3 ppb
2014-07-285701-103-132027.5 ppb
2014-08-045701-074-1300ND
2014-08-115701-037-144538.1 ppb
2014-08-115701-044-142043.7 ppb
2014-08-115701-074-1030ND
2014-08-115701-102-131031.5 ppb
2014-08-115701-103-132528.3 ppb
2014-08-185701-037-131536.3 ppb
2014-08-185701-044-130043.5 ppb
2014-08-185701-074-1420ND
2014-08-185701-102-132530.3 ppb
2014-08-185701-103-135029.5 ppb
2014-08-195701-003-135845.5 ppb
2014-08-195806-003-140050.0 ppb
2014-08-195701-023-103025.6 ppb
2014-08-195806-023-103729.0 ppb
2014-08-255701-034-133813.2 ppb
2014-08-255701-037-123034.0 ppb
2014-08-255701-044-122042.5 ppb
2014-08-255701-074-1330ND
2014-08-255701-102-125030.0 ppb
2014-08-255701-103-130028.5 ppb
2014-09-025701-037-132035.0 ppb
2014-09-025701-044-130045.4 ppb
2014-09-025701-074-1055ND
2014-09-025701-102-140038.7 ppb
2014-09-025701-103-141531.9 ppb
2014-09-045701-034-132616.4 ppb
2014-09-085701-037-132032.4 ppb
2014-09-085701-044-130045.2 ppb
2014-09-085701-074-1115ND
2014-09-085701-102-140032.2 ppb
2014-09-085701-103-141033.9 ppb
2014-09-095701-033-141510.8 ppb
2014-09-105701-033-104310.8 ppb
2014-09-105806-033-105814.0 ppb
2014-09-295701-037-100029.0 ppb
2014-09-295701-044-094543.9 ppb
2014-09-295701-046-092582.1 ppb
2014-09-295701-074-1030ND
2014-09-295701-102-101532.0 ppb
2014-10-065701-037-114527.5 ppb
2014-10-065701-038-123049.2 ppb
2014-10-065701-044-113044.0 ppb
2014-10-065701-046-105582.4 ppb
2014-10-065701-074-1330ND
2014-10-065701-102-120031.5 ppb
2014-10-065701-109-113070.7 ppb
2014-10-135701-037-131526.2 ppb
2014-10-135701-044-130046.5 ppb
2014-10-135701-074-1400ND
2014-10-135701-102-133033.7 ppb
2014-10-205701-037-141525.2 ppb
2014-10-205701-044-143043.3 ppb
2014-10-205701-074-1345ND
2014-10-205701-102-150032.0 ppb
2014-10-275701-003-150050.7 ppb
2014-10-275701-037-100040.3 ppb
2014-10-275701-044-101542.3 ppb
2014-10-275701-074-1045ND
2014-10-275701-102-101030.8 ppb
2014-10-285810-104-1408ND
2014-11-035701-037-132823.3 ppb
2014-11-035701-044-143042.6 ppb
2014-11-035701-074-1135ND
2014-11-035701-102-133531.3 ppb
2014-12-085701-033-095710.2 ppb
2014-12-085701-037-101022.7 ppb
2014-12-085701-044-100040.5 ppb
2014-12-085701-074-1130ND
2014-12-085701-102-102030.0 ppb
2014-12-155701-037-114023.8 ppb
2014-12-155701-044-113048.1 ppb
2014-12-155701-074-1300ND
2014-12-155701-102-115034.0 ppb
2014-12-215701-037-105847.6 ppb
2014-12-215701-044-105048.6 ppb
2014-12-215701-074-1012ND
2014-12-215701-102-110638.6 ppb
2015-01-145810-037-0825ND
2015-01-205701-037-121519.8 ppb
2015-01-205701-044-120539.5 ppb
2015-01-205701-074-1400ND
2015-01-205701-102-123029.7 ppb
2015-01-265701-037-105019.6 ppb
2015-01-265701-044-113539.8 ppb
2015-01-265701-074-1155ND
2015-01-265701-102-111530.0 ppb
2015-01-305701-038-094541.7 ppb
2015-02-025701-037-111017.8 ppb
2015-02-025701-038-103741.6 ppb
2015-02-025701-044-112038.9 ppb
2015-02-055806-017-112545.0 ppb
2015-02-095701-074-1400ND
2015-02-095701-102-103029.8 ppb
2015-02-175701-074-0900ND
2015-02-175701-102-083030.3 ppb
2015-03-025701-037-114037.7 ppb
2015-03-025701-038-142539.8 ppb
2015-03-025701-044-113035.9 ppb
2015-03-025701-074-1500ND
2015-03-025701-102-115030.6 ppb
2015-03-175806-010-110662.0 ppb
2015-03-175806-019-142582.0 ppb
2015-03-175806-043-130055.0 ppb
2015-04-065806-044-142050.0 ppb
2015-04-065806-105-102693.0 ppb
2015-04-225806-102-133530.0 ppb
2015-05-295701-126-145122.4 ppb
2015-06-025701-033-103013.4 ppb
2015-06-095701-115-120068.6 ppb
2015-06-155701-109-112067.5 ppb
2015-06-255806-013-090081.0 ppb
2015-07-015806-126-144127.0 ppb
2015-07-015806-127-111348.0 ppb
2015-07-165806-050-083217.0 ppb
2015-07-225806-118-092512.0 ppb
2015-08-265806-016-151045.0 ppb
2015-09-065701-037-0830ND
2015-09-065701-044-0950ND
2015-09-065701-074-1015ND
2015-09-065701-102-0915ND
2015-09-065701-103-0930ND
2015-09-085701-115-1130ND
2015-09-165806-014-095581.0 ppb
2015-10-145701-109-0850ND
2015-12-075806-041-1330110.0 ppb
2015-12-075806-045-124079.0 ppb
2015-12-075806-049-114617.0 ppb
2015-12-145806-012-131570.0 ppb
2015-12-215806-020-0918110.0 ppb
2015-12-225806-038-120520.0 ppb
2015-12-295701-104-1430ND
2016-01-125701-109-1110ND
2016-01-315701-037-1037ND
2016-01-315701-044-0812ND
2016-01-315701-074-0845ND
2016-01-315701-102-1043ND
2016-01-315701-103-1049ND
2016-02-015701-104-1330ND
2016-02-245806-039-111056.0 ppb
2016-03-035701-115-1220ND
2016-03-065701-037-1012ND
2016-03-065701-044-0825ND
2016-03-065701-074-0845ND
2016-03-065701-102-0805ND
2016-03-075806-025-095072.0 ppb
2016-03-075806-027-122066.0 ppb
2016-03-175701-020-1131ND
2016-03-245806-018-090328.0 ppb
2016-04-015806-104-1125ND
2016-04-045806-139-122629.0 ppb
2016-04-215701-139-1441ND
2016-04-265701-139-1012ND
2016-05-085701-037-0719ND
2016-05-085701-044-0709ND
2016-05-085701-074-0812ND
2016-05-085701-102-0731ND
2016-05-085701-103-1005ND
2016-05-155701-037-0921ND
2016-05-155701-044-0912ND
2016-05-155701-074-0947ND
2016-05-155701-102-0927ND
2016-05-155701-103-0933ND
2016-05-165701-126-1410ND
2016-05-225701-037-0902ND
2016-05-225701-044-0855ND
2016-05-225701-074-1016ND
2016-05-225701-102-0906ND
2016-05-225701-103-0920ND
2016-05-245701-041-1017ND
2016-06-145806-021-112043.0 ppb
2016-06-215701-115-1330ND
2016-06-275701-004-1224ND
2016-06-275806-004-123447.0 ppb
2016-07-035701-037-1030ND
2016-07-035701-044-1125ND
2016-07-035701-074-1145ND
2016-07-035701-102-1045ND
2016-07-035701-103-1105ND
2016-07-215701-139-0921ND
2016-08-145701-037-1045ND
2016-08-145701-044-1140ND
2016-08-145701-074-1200ND
2016-08-145701-102-1055ND
2016-08-145701-103-1130ND
2016-08-155806-008-110246.0 ppb
2016-08-165806-042-090038.0 ppb
2016-08-295806-022-111521.0 ppb
2016-09-135806-115-140056.0 ppb
2016-09-275806-030-140036.0 ppb
2016-09-285806-007-101084.0 ppb
2016-09-285806-031-092073.0 ppb
2016-09-295701-020-1345ND
2016-10-095701-037-0950ND
2016-10-095701-044-0930ND
2016-10-095701-074-1000ND
2016-10-095701-102-0940ND
2016-10-095701-103-0945ND
2016-10-275806-047-123236.0 ppb
2016-10-315806-046-120966.0 ppb
2016-11-015806-035-114767.0 ppb
2016-12-085701-115-133064.2 ppb
2017-01-045701-037-0940ND
2017-01-045701-044-1030ND
2017-01-045701-074-1100ND
2017-01-045701-102-1000ND
2017-01-045701-103-1020ND
2017-01-095701-109-1315ND
2017-01-185701-037-1130ND
2017-01-185701-044-1120ND
2017-01-185701-074-1100ND
2017-01-185701-102-1140ND
2017-01-185701-103-1150ND
2017-01-255701-037-1031ND
2017-01-255701-044-1018ND
2017-01-255701-074-1139ND
2017-01-255701-102-1041ND
2017-01-255701-103-1055ND
2017-02-025701-139-1127ND
2017-02-085701-037-1030ND
2017-02-085701-044-1015ND
2017-02-085701-074-1440ND
2017-02-085701-102-1100ND
2017-02-085701-103-1110ND
2017-02-155701-037-0945ND
2017-02-155701-044-0935ND
2017-02-155701-074-1400ND
2017-02-155701-102-0955ND
2017-02-155701-103-1010ND
2017-02-155701-126-1505ND
2017-03-175806-117-0955120.0 ppb
2017-04-105806-100-100534.0 ppb
2017-04-125806-103-110520.0 ppb
2017-04-135806-119-143554.0 ppb
2017-05-095806-011-112061.0 ppb
2017-05-185701-038-1537ND
2017-05-185701-038-1630ND
2017-05-185701-144-1547ND
2017-05-185701-144-1634ND
2017-06-095806-009-084067.0 ppb
2017-07-065806-034-114524.0 ppb
2017-07-065806-038-114524.0 ppb
2017-07-065806-108-1055ND
2017-07-105806-109-112077.0 ppb
2017-07-175701-037-0940ND
2017-07-175701-044-0950ND
2017-07-175701-074-1410ND
2017-07-175701-102-1005ND
2017-07-175701-103-1015ND
2017-07-185701-139-0855ND
2017-08-105806-023-133027.0 ppb
2017-08-155701-126-0900ND
2017-08-305806-003-103040.0 ppb
2017-09-195701-033-0936ND
2017-10-115806-104-1433ND
2017-10-185701-037-1035ND
2017-10-185701-044-0950ND
2017-10-185701-074-1120ND
2017-10-185701-102-1046ND
2017-10-185701-103-1055ND
2017-12-055806-033-125010.00 ppb
2017-12-145701-143-0924ND
2018-01-235806-037-121747.0 ppb
2018-01-295806-145-134035.0 ppb
2018-02-055701-037-1020ND
2018-02-055701-044-1040ND
2018-02-055701-074-1125ND
2018-02-055701-102-1005ND
2018-02-055701-103-0950ND
2018-02-055701-145-0930ND
2018-02-065701-033-0915ND
2018-02-135701-033-1115ND
2018-02-145701-102-1110ND
2018-03-125806-104-1435ND
2018-03-135701-033-1025ND
2018-03-145806-043-114053.0 ppb
2018-03-145806-044-105046.0 ppb
2018-03-145806-102-093526.0 ppb
2018-04-095701-037-1043ND
2018-04-095701-044-0940ND
2018-04-095701-074-1102ND
2018-04-095701-102-1006ND
2018-04-095701-103-1022ND
2018-04-095701-145-1031ND
2018-04-105701-033-1115ND
2018-04-185806-105-120074.0 ppb
2018-05-085806-010-082063.0 ppb
2018-05-165806-019-094557.0 ppb
2018-05-295806-041-100099.0 ppb
2018-06-125806-118-105314.0 ppb
2018-06-255701-037-1348ND
2018-06-255701-038-1030ND
2018-06-255701-044-1342ND
2018-06-255701-074-1230ND
2018-06-255701-102-1355ND
2018-06-255701-103-1411ND
2018-06-255701-144-1034ND
2018-06-255701-145-1420ND
2018-06-275701-033-1335ND
2018-06-275806-127-122235.0 ppb
2018-06-285806-017-100041.0 ppb
2018-07-245806-018-082519.0 ppb
2018-07-245701-143-1017ND
2018-08-155701-038-0936ND
2018-08-155701-144-0938ND
2018-08-165806-012-082551.0 ppb
2018-08-215806-016-093045.0 ppb
2018-09-115806-013-110577.0 ppb
2018-09-135806-014-104074.0 ppb
2018-10-305806-014-110075.0 ppb
2018-12-125806-049-094217.0 ppb
2018-12-195806-020-104762.0 ppb
2018-12-205806-050-113812.0 ppb
2019-02-125806-039-093054.0 ppb
2019-03-195806-027-111964.0 ppb
2019-03-255806-025-092572.0 ppb
2019-04-025701-139-1030ND
2019-04-255701-038-1059ND
2019-04-255701-144-1105ND
2019-06-135806-008-113040.0 ppb
2019-06-135806-021-082242.0 ppb
2019-06-185806-020-090058.0 ppb
2019-07-185806-046-112178.0 ppb
2019-08-195806-042-120538.0 ppb
2019-09-105806-007-113176.0 ppb
2019-09-105806-030-102035.0 ppb
2019-09-115806-035-082058.0 ppb
2019-09-125806-031-092576.0 ppb
2019-09-255806-022-123025.0 ppb
2019-09-255806-115-125027.0 ppb
2019-11-195806-045-090954.0 ppb
2019-11-195806-126-134519.0 ppb
2019-12-195806-047-150731.0 ppb