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Beryllium

City of Bakersfield

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.

 

392

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.000790 ppb11420ND - 0.0370 ppb
20150.00102 ppb5714ND - 0.00800 ppb
20160 ppb751ND - 0.001000 ppb
2017ND830ND
2018ND420ND
2019ND210ND

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
2014-03-035810-117-1006ND
2014-04-085810-100-1205ND
2014-04-145810-103-1029ND
2014-04-235810-103-1510ND
2014-05-055701-037-1315ND
2014-05-055701-044-1300ND
2014-05-055701-074-1415ND
2014-05-055701-102-1345ND
2014-05-055701-103-1400ND
2014-05-065810-011-0930ND
2014-05-275701-037-1355ND
2014-05-275701-044-1340ND
2014-05-275701-074-1445ND
2014-05-275701-102-1410ND
2014-05-275701-103-1430ND
2014-06-025701-033-1000ND
2014-06-025701-044-1345ND
2014-06-025701-074-1440ND
2014-06-025701-102-1410ND
2014-06-025701-103-1420ND
2014-06-035810-009-0905ND
2014-06-055701-115-1020ND
2014-06-095701-044-1420ND
2014-06-095701-074-1300ND
2014-06-095701-102-1430ND
2014-06-095701-103-1450ND
2014-06-165701-044-14000.001000 ppb
2014-06-165701-074-1230ND
2014-06-165701-102-1420ND
2014-06-165701-103-1445ND
2014-06-235810-119-1030ND
2014-07-025806-109-1420ND
2014-07-085701-034-0936ND
2014-07-105806-034-1326ND
2014-07-105806-108-1045ND
2014-07-145701-044-1330ND
2014-07-145701-074-1515ND
2014-07-145701-102-13500.00200 ppb
2014-07-145701-103-14150.00200 ppb
2014-07-155701-109-09400.0120 ppb
2014-07-235701-044-1425ND
2014-07-235701-074-1442ND
2014-07-235701-102-14100.00200 ppb
2014-07-235701-103-1350ND
2014-08-115701-037-1445ND
2014-08-115701-044-1420ND
2014-08-115701-074-1030ND
2014-08-115701-102-1310ND
2014-08-115701-103-1325ND
2014-08-185701-037-13150.001000 ppb
2014-08-185701-044-1300ND
2014-08-185701-074-1420ND
2014-08-185701-102-13250.001000 ppb
2014-08-185701-103-1350ND
2014-08-195701-003-1358ND
2014-08-195806-003-1400ND
2014-08-195701-023-1030ND
2014-08-195806-023-1037ND
2014-08-255701-034-1338ND
2014-08-255701-037-1230ND
2014-08-255701-044-1220ND
2014-08-255701-074-1330ND
2014-08-255701-102-1250ND
2014-08-255701-103-1300ND
2014-09-025701-037-1320ND
2014-09-025701-044-1300ND
2014-09-025701-074-1055ND
2014-09-025701-102-14000.00600 ppb
2014-09-025701-103-1415ND
2014-09-045701-034-1326ND
2014-09-085701-037-1320ND
2014-09-085701-044-1300ND
2014-09-085701-074-1115ND
2014-09-085701-102-1400ND
2014-09-085701-103-1410ND
2014-09-095701-033-14150.0370 ppb
2014-09-105701-033-1043ND
2014-09-105806-033-1058ND
2014-09-295701-037-1000ND
2014-09-295701-044-0945ND
2014-09-295701-046-0925ND
2014-09-295701-074-1030ND
2014-09-295701-102-1015ND
2014-10-065701-037-1145ND
2014-10-065701-038-1230ND
2014-10-065701-044-1130ND
2014-10-065701-046-10550.001000 ppb
2014-10-065701-074-1330ND
2014-10-065701-102-1200ND
2014-10-065701-109-1130ND
2014-10-205701-037-1415ND
2014-10-205701-044-1430ND
2014-10-205701-074-1345ND
2014-10-205701-102-1500ND
2014-10-275701-003-15000.001000 ppb
2014-10-275701-037-10000.01000 ppb
2014-10-275701-044-1015ND
2014-10-275701-074-1045ND
2014-10-275701-102-10100.00500 ppb
2014-10-285810-104-1408ND
2014-11-035701-037-13280.001000 ppb
2014-11-035701-044-1430ND
2014-11-035701-074-1135ND
2014-11-035701-102-1335ND
2014-12-085701-033-09570.001000 ppb
2014-12-085701-037-1010ND
2014-12-085701-044-1000ND
2014-12-085701-074-1130ND
2014-12-085701-102-10200.00200 ppb
2014-12-155701-037-11400.001000 ppb
2014-12-155701-044-11300.001000 ppb
2014-12-155701-074-1300ND
2014-12-155701-102-11500.001000 ppb
2014-12-295701-044-11500.00200 ppb
2015-01-125701-037-0930ND
2015-01-125701-044-0950ND
2015-01-125701-074-1015ND
2015-01-125701-102-0940ND
2015-01-145810-037-0825ND
2015-01-205701-037-1215ND
2015-01-205701-044-12050.00400 ppb
2015-01-205701-074-1400ND
2015-01-205701-102-1230ND
2015-01-265701-037-10500.001000 ppb
2015-01-265701-044-11350.00300 ppb
2015-01-265701-074-1155ND
2015-01-265701-102-11150.00500 ppb
2015-01-305701-038-09450.00300 ppb
2015-02-025701-037-1110ND
2015-02-025701-038-1037ND
2015-02-025701-044-1120ND
2015-02-055806-017-1125ND
2015-02-095701-074-1400ND
2015-02-095701-102-1030ND
2015-02-175701-074-0900ND
2015-02-175701-102-08300.00300 ppb
2015-03-025701-037-1140ND
2015-03-025701-038-1425ND
2015-03-025701-044-1130ND
2015-03-025701-074-1500ND
2015-03-025701-102-1150ND
2015-03-175806-010-1106ND
2015-03-175806-019-1425ND
2015-03-175806-043-1300ND
2015-04-065701-037-14400.00600 ppb
2015-04-065701-044-14150.00300 ppb
2015-04-065806-044-1420ND
2015-04-065701-074-1300ND
2015-04-065701-103-14500.00500 ppb
2015-04-065806-105-1026ND
2015-04-075701-038-11080.00800 ppb
2015-04-225806-102-1335ND
2015-05-295701-126-14510.00700 ppb
2015-06-025701-033-10300.00400 ppb
2015-06-095701-115-12000.00200 ppb
2015-06-155701-109-11200.00400 ppb
2015-06-255806-013-0900ND
2015-07-015806-126-1441ND
2015-07-015806-127-1113ND
2015-07-165806-050-0832ND
2015-07-225806-118-0925ND
2015-08-265806-016-1510ND
2015-09-165806-014-0955ND
2015-10-145701-109-0850ND
2015-12-075806-041-1330ND
2015-12-075806-045-1240ND
2015-12-075806-049-1146ND
2015-12-145806-012-1315ND
2015-12-215806-020-0918ND
2015-12-225806-038-1205ND
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
2016-02-245806-039-1110ND
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
2016-03-075806-025-0950ND
2016-03-075806-027-1220ND
2016-03-175701-020-1131ND
2016-03-245806-018-0903ND
2016-04-015806-104-1125ND
2016-04-045806-139-1226ND
2016-04-215701-139-1441ND
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
2016-06-035701-139-1300ND
2016-06-055701-037-0945ND
2016-06-055701-044-0925ND
2016-06-055701-074-1045ND
2016-06-055701-102-1015ND
2016-06-055701-103-1030ND
2016-06-145806-021-1120ND
2016-06-275701-004-1224ND
2016-06-275806-004-1234ND
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
2016-08-155806-008-1102ND
2016-08-165806-042-0900ND
2016-08-295806-022-1115ND
2016-09-135806-115-1400ND
2016-09-275806-030-1400ND
2016-09-285806-007-1010ND
2016-09-285806-031-0920ND
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
2016-10-275806-047-1232ND
2016-10-315806-046-1209ND
2016-11-015806-035-1147ND
2016-12-065701-020-1322ND
2016-12-085701-115-13300.001000 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
2017-03-175806-117-0955ND
2017-04-105806-100-1005ND
2017-04-125806-103-1105ND
2017-04-135806-119-1435ND
2017-05-095806-011-1120ND
2017-05-105701-037-1040ND
2017-05-105701-044-1055ND
2017-05-105701-074-1400ND
2017-05-105701-102-1110ND
2017-05-105701-103-1125ND
2017-05-165701-126-1405ND
2017-05-175701-037-1036ND
2017-05-175701-044-1001ND
2017-05-175701-074-1341ND
2017-05-175701-102-1029ND
2017-05-175701-103-1053ND
2017-05-185701-038-1537ND
2017-05-185701-038-1630ND
2017-05-185701-144-1547ND
2017-05-185701-144-1634ND
2017-06-095806-009-0840ND
2017-06-195701-037-0944ND
2017-06-195701-044-0934ND
2017-06-195701-074-1104ND
2017-06-195701-102-1021ND
2017-06-195701-103-0959ND
2017-06-225701-139-0944ND
2017-06-265701-037-1015ND
2017-06-265701-044-1025ND
2017-06-265701-074-1440ND
2017-06-265701-102-1040ND
2017-06-265701-103-1050ND
2017-06-265701-139-0906ND
2017-07-065806-034-1145ND
2017-07-065806-038-1145ND
2017-07-065806-108-1055ND
2017-07-105806-109-1120ND
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
2017-08-105806-023-1330ND
2017-08-155701-126-0900ND
2017-08-305806-003-1030ND
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
2017-12-055806-033-1250ND
2017-12-145701-143-0924ND
2018-01-235806-037-1217ND
2018-01-295806-145-1340ND
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
2018-03-145806-043-1140ND
2018-03-145806-044-1050ND
2018-03-145806-102-0935ND
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
2018-04-185806-105-1200ND
2018-05-085806-010-0820ND
2018-05-165806-019-0945ND
2018-05-295806-041-1000ND
2018-06-125806-118-1053ND
2018-06-255701-102-1355ND
2018-06-275701-033-1335ND
2018-06-275806-127-1222ND
2018-06-285806-017-1000ND
2018-07-245806-018-0825ND
2018-07-245701-143-1017ND
2018-08-165806-012-0825ND
2018-08-215806-016-0930ND
2018-09-115806-013-1105ND
2018-09-135806-014-1040ND
2018-10-305806-014-1100ND
2018-12-125806-049-0942ND
2018-12-195806-020-1047ND
2018-12-205806-050-1138ND
2019-02-125806-039-0930ND
2019-03-075701-115-1123ND
2019-03-195806-027-1119ND
2019-03-255806-025-0925ND
2019-04-025701-139-1030ND
2019-04-255701-038-1059ND
2019-04-255701-144-1105ND
2019-06-135806-008-1130ND
2019-06-135806-021-0822ND
2019-06-185806-020-0900ND
2019-07-185806-046-1121ND
2019-08-195806-042-1205ND
2019-09-105806-007-1131ND
2019-09-105806-030-1020ND
2019-09-115806-035-0820ND
2019-09-125806-031-0925ND
2019-09-255806-022-1230ND
2019-09-255806-115-1250ND
2019-11-195806-045-0909ND
2019-11-195806-126-1345ND
2019-12-195806-047-1507ND