Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cadmium

Foothill Estates 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.

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND20ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND30ND
2023ND50ND

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
2018-12-18CA2702198_002_002-201812181601ND
2020-08-27CA2702198_002_002-202008271331ND
2020-11-19CA2702198_002_002-202011191436ND
2022-06-24CA2702198_002_002-202206241104ND
2022-09-26CA2702198_002_002-202209261142ND
2022-12-14CA2702198_002_002-202212141434ND
2023-03-28CA2702198_002_002-202303281530ND
2023-06-23CA2702198_002_002-202306231305ND
2023-08-24CA2702198_002_002-202308241439ND
2023-09-19CA2702198_001_001-202309191413ND
2023-10-06CA2702198_001_001-202310060930ND