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Mercury (inorganic)

Canada Woods Water Company

Mercury is a potent neurotoxin that also damages the kidneys and other internal organs. Mercury enters drinking water from industrial pollution, mining wastes and coal-fired power plants.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND60ND
2019ND40ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND40ND
2022ND70ND
2023ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 1.2 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 1.2 ppb for mercury (inorganic) 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): 2 ppb

The legal limit for inorganic mercury, established in 1991, was based on toxicity studies conducted in laboratory animals in the 1970s and 1980s. This limit does not include any additional consideration of children’s health.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-04-06CA2702588_029_029-201804061010ND
2018-04-06CA2702588_028_028-201804061050ND
2018-04-06CA2702588_008_008-201804061110ND
2018-07-10CA2702588_028_028-201807101410ND
2018-12-20CA2702588_001_001-201812201104ND
2018-12-20CA2702588_002_002-201812201110ND
2019-03-28CA2702588_027_027-201903281216ND
2019-08-19CA2702588_010_010-201908190845ND
2019-08-27CA2702588_001_001-201908271122ND
2019-08-27CA2702588_002_002-201908271134ND
2021-06-24CA2702588_001_001-202106240735ND
2021-06-24CA2702588_002_002-202106240740ND
2021-12-20CA2702588_028_028-202112200900ND
2021-12-20CA2702588_029_029-202112201015ND
2022-07-26CA2702588_002_002-202207261000ND
2022-07-26CA2702588_001_001-202207261000ND
2022-08-25CA2702588_027_027-202208250940ND
2022-08-25CA2702588_029_029-202208251020ND
2022-08-25CA2702588_008_008-202208251045ND
2022-08-25CA2702588_010_010-202208251000ND
2022-08-25CA2702588_028_028-202208250920ND
2023-01-31CA2702588_012_012-202301311045ND
2023-07-20CA2702588_002_002-202307201320ND
2023-07-20CA2702588_001_001-202307201320ND