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Cadmium

Canada Woods Water Company

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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

9

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.167 ppb61ND - 1.000 ppb
20190.200 ppb42ND - 0.500 ppb
2020N/A00N/A
20210.200 ppb42ND - 0.500 ppb
20220.200 ppb73ND - 0.600 ppb
20230.133 ppb31ND - 0.400 ppb

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
2018-04-06CA2702588_028_028-201804061050ND
2018-04-06CA2702588_029_029-2018040610101.000 ppb
2018-04-06CA2702588_008_008-201804061110ND
2018-07-10CA2702588_028_028-201807101410ND
2018-12-20CA2702588_002_002-201812201110ND
2018-12-20CA2702588_001_001-201812201104ND
2019-03-28CA2702588_027_027-2019032812160.500 ppb
2019-08-19CA2702588_010_010-201908190845ND
2019-08-27CA2702588_002_002-201908271134ND
2019-08-27CA2702588_001_001-2019082711220.300 ppb
2021-06-24CA2702588_001_001-2021062407350.300 ppb
2021-06-24CA2702588_002_002-202106240740ND
2021-12-20CA2702588_029_029-2021122010150.500 ppb
2021-12-20CA2702588_028_028-202112200900ND
2022-07-26CA2702588_002_002-202207261000ND
2022-07-26CA2702588_001_001-2022072610000.500 ppb
2022-08-25CA2702588_028_028-2022082509200.600 ppb
2022-08-25CA2702588_029_029-2022082510200.300 ppb
2022-08-25CA2702588_027_027-202208250940ND
2022-08-25CA2702588_010_010-202208251000ND
2022-08-25CA2702588_008_008-202208251045ND
2023-01-31CA2702588_012_012-202301311045ND
2023-07-20CA2702588_001_001-2023072013200.400 ppb
2023-07-20CA2702588_002_002-202307201320ND