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Asbestos

California Water Service Company-Lancaster

NOTE: California Water Service Company-Lancaster purchases water from Antelope Valley - East Kern Water Agency which is required to test for asbestos. Sample information shown below was taken by Antelope Valley - East Kern Water Agency.

Asbestos is a mineral fiber introduced into water by the dissolution of asbestos-containing minerals and from decay of asbestos cement in water mains. Asbestos causes cancer when ingested or inhaled.

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND60ND
2022ND10ND
2023N/A00N/A

MFL = million fibers per liter

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 7 MFL

The legal limit for asbestos, established in 1991, was based on toxicity studies in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s.

MFL = million fibers per liter

All test results

NOTE: California Water Service Company-Lancaster purchases water from Antelope Valley - East Kern Water Agency which is required to test for asbestos. Sample information shown below was taken by Antelope Valley - East Kern Water Agency.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-28CA1910045_019_019-201802280928ND
2021-02-10CA1910045_021_021-202102100715ND
2021-02-10CA1910045_022_022-202102100853ND
2021-03-10CA1910045_020_020-202103100930ND
2021-06-09CA1910045_002_002-202106091032ND
2021-09-08CA1910045_023_023-202109080915ND
2021-09-08CA1910045_024_024-202109081040ND