Germanium

City of Bakersfield

Germanium is a naturally occuring element used as a component in semiconductors and fiber optics. Excessive exposures to germanium may harm the kidneys.

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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2014	N/A	0	0	N/A
2015	N/A	0	0	N/A
2016	N/A	0	0	N/A
2017	N/A	0	0	N/A
2018	N/A	0	0	N/A
2019	0.0967 ppb	33	2	ND - 2.40 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date	Lab ID	Result
2019-08-09	A9G0873-04	ND
2019-08-14	A9G0881-04	ND
2019-08-14	A9G1002-04	ND
2019-08-15	A9G1067-04	ND
2019-08-15	A9G1066-04	ND
2019-08-16	A9G0998-04	0.790 ppb
2019-08-21	A9G0875-04	2.40 ppb
2019-09-04	A9H1839-04	ND
2019-09-04	A9H1840-01	ND
2019-09-04	A9H1838-04	ND
2019-09-06	A9H2242-01	ND
2019-09-06	A9H2241-01	ND
2019-09-06	A9H2243-01	ND
2019-09-12	A9H2523-01	ND
2019-09-12	A9H2522-04	ND
2019-09-12	A9H2521-01	ND
2019-10-02	A9I0859-01	ND
2019-10-02	A9I0876-04	ND
2019-10-02	A9I0875-01	ND
2019-10-02	A9I0905-04	ND
2019-10-08	A9I0934-01	ND
2019-10-09	A9I0902-04	ND
2019-11-04	A9J1990-01	ND
2019-11-04	A9J1991-01	ND
2019-11-14	A9J2000-04	ND
2019-11-20	A9K0510-04	ND
2019-11-21	A9J1825-01	ND
2019-12-04	A9K0508-04	ND
2019-12-06	A9K0484-01	ND
2019-12-10	A9K0488-04	ND
2019-12-11	A9K0481-04	ND
2019-12-12	A9K0509-04	ND
2019-12-17	A9K0482-01	ND
2020-01-02	A9L0915-04	ND
2020-01-14	A9L0924-04	ND
2020-01-14	A9L0914-04	ND
2020-01-14	A9L0922-01	ND
2020-01-21	A9L0913-04	ND
2020-02-11	ADA1067-04	0.370 ppb
2020-02-11	ADA1206-04	ND
2020-02-11	ADA1175-04	ND
2020-02-11	ADA1174-04	ND
2020-02-12	ADA1061-04	0.700 ppb
2020-02-13	ADA1048-04	3.80 ppb
2020-02-18	ADA1043-01	ND
2020-03-06	ADB0838-04	ND
2020-03-06	ADB0789-01	ND
2020-03-06	ADB0679-01	ND
2020-03-06	ADB0678-01	ND
2020-03-12	ADB0835-01	ND
2020-03-13	ADB0790-01	ND
2020-03-16	ADB0677-04	ND
2020-03-16	ADB0837-01	ND
2020-04-01	ADC0824-01	ND
2020-04-01	ADC1158-04	0.370 ppb
2020-04-03	ADC0822-01	ND
2020-04-04	ADC0874-04	ND
2020-04-05	ADC0873-01	ND
2020-04-09	ADC0872-04	ND
2020-04-10	ADD0628-01	ND
2020-04-26	ADD2010-01	0.310 ppb
2020-05-05	ADD2011-04	ND
2020-05-07	ADD1359-01	ND
2020-05-11	ADD1362-01	ND
2020-05-12	ADD1810-01	ND
2020-05-12	ADD1809-04	ND
2020-05-20	ADC0815-04	ND
2020-05-29	ADD1807-04	ND
2020-06-09	ADE1101-04	ND
2020-06-10	ADE1090-01	0.310 ppb
2020-06-10	ADE1089-04	ND
2020-06-12	ADE1100-01	ND
2020-06-17	ADE1121-04	ND
2020-06-18	ADE1118-04	ND
2020-07-07	ADF0609-04	ND
2020-07-07	ADF0608-04	ND
2020-07-14	ADF0835-04	ND
2020-07-20	ADF0611-04	ND
2020-07-20	ADF0834-01	ND
2020-09-15	ADH0903-04	ND
2020-09-29	ADI1089-04	ND
2020-10-14	ADI2600-01	ND
2020-11-29	ADK2186-02	ND