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Cadmium

Vista Del Toro Ws

Cadmium is a toxic metal found in food and drinking water. It has been linked to kidney toxicity, bone damage, cancer, and damage to developing fetuses.

 

36

Samples

5

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

26

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
201810.6 ppb444.20 ppb - 16.0 ppb
20192.20 ppb128ND - 12.0 ppb
20201.78 ppb108ND - 4.70 ppb
20210.811 ppb96ND - 2.30 ppb
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.04 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.04 ppb for cadmium 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 internal organs.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 5 ppb

The legal limit for cadmium, established in 1991, was based on research studies of cadmium toxicity conducted in the 1970s. This limit may not fully protect against the risk of cancer due to cadmium exposure.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-29CA2700799_001_001-2018012910437.00 ppb
2018-04-10CA2700799_001_001-20180410161016.0 ppb
2018-07-05CA2700799_001_001-2018070518164.20 ppb
2018-10-19CA2700799_001_001-20181019125715.0 ppb
2019-01-16CA2700799_001_001-2019011611345.10 ppb
2019-04-16CA2700799_001_001-20190416191612.0 ppb
2019-05-08CA2700799_003_003-201905081032ND
2019-06-10CA2700799_001_001-2019061014071.90 ppb
2019-07-08CA2700799_001_001-2019070818432.60 ppb
2019-08-02CA2700799_003_003-201908021526ND
2019-09-09CA2700799_DST_101-2019090913070.800 ppb
2019-09-09CA2700799_DST_100-2019090912322.50 ppb
2019-09-09CA2700799_003_003-201909091319ND
2019-10-01CA2700799_DST_100-2019100111580.900 ppb
2019-10-01CA2700799_003_003-201910011142ND
2019-10-01CA2700799_DST_101-2019100111360.600 ppb
2020-01-15CA2700799_DST_101-2020011510410.700 ppb
2020-01-15CA2700799_DST_100-2020011510303.60 ppb
2020-04-06CA2700799_DST_100-2020040612414.70 ppb
2020-04-06CA2700799_DST_101-2020040612451.80 ppb
2020-07-13CA2700799_DST_100-2020071306331.000 ppb
2020-07-13CA2700799_003_003-202007130926ND
2020-07-13CA2700799_DST_101-2020071309170.800 ppb
2020-10-07CA2700799_DST_100-2020100713102.90 ppb
2020-10-07CA2700799_003_003-202010071332ND
2020-10-07CA2700799_DST_101-2020100713382.30 ppb
2021-01-04CA2700799_003_003-202101041205ND
2021-01-04CA2700799_003_003-202101041205ND
2021-01-04CA2700799_DST_100-2021010412122.30 ppb
2021-01-04CA2700799_DST_101-2021010412122.00 ppb
2021-01-04CA2700799_DST_101-2021010412201.000 ppb
2021-01-04CA2700799_DST_100-2021010412201.000 ppb
2021-04-02CA2700799_DST_101-2021040215300.700 ppb
2021-04-02CA2700799_DST_100-2021040216450.300 ppb
2021-04-02CA2700799_003_003-202104021549ND
2023-03-30CA2700799_003_003-202303300815ND