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Asbestos

Canada Woods Water Company

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.

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND20ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND60ND
2023ND20ND

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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-09-13CA2702588_002_002-201809131510ND
2018-09-13CA2702588_001_001-201809131518ND
2019-10-24CA2702588_001_001-201910241206ND
2019-10-24CA2702588_002_002-201910241215ND
2020-07-23CA2702588_002_002-202007230904ND
2020-07-23CA2702588_001_001-202007230855ND
2022-07-28CA2702588_002_002-202207280930ND
2022-07-28CA2702588_001_001-202207280925ND
2022-12-13CA2702588_008_008-202212131345ND
2022-12-13CA2702588_029_029-202212131210ND
2022-12-13CA2702588_010_010-202212131230ND
2022-12-13CA2702588_027_027-202212131300ND
2023-07-20CA2702588_002_002-202307201320ND
2023-07-20CA2702588_001_001-202307201320ND