Germanium

Sacramento County Water Authority - Laguna/Vineyard

Germanium is a naturally occuring element used as a component in semiconductors and fiber optics. Excessive exposures to germanium may harm the kidneys.

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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2013	N/A	0	0	N/A
2014	N/A	0	0	N/A
2015	N/A	0	0	N/A
2016	N/A	0	0	N/A
2017	N/A	0	0	N/A
2018	0.378 ppb	18	6	ND - 1.90 ppb
2019	0.291 ppb	19	6	ND - 1.90 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date	Lab ID	Result
2018-12-21	A8K1249-14	1.90 ppb
2018-12-21	A8K1249-09	ND
2018-12-21	A8K1249-10	ND
2018-12-21	A8K1249-08	ND
2018-12-21	A8K1249-11	1.30 ppb
2018-12-21	A8K1249-07	ND
2018-12-21	A8K1249-12	1.50 ppb
2018-12-21	A8K1249-06	ND
2018-12-21	A8K1249-13	0.480 ppb
2018-12-21	A8K1249-05	ND
2018-12-21	A8K1249-04	ND
2018-12-21	A8K1249-15	ND
2018-12-21	A8K1249-03	ND
2018-12-21	A8K1249-16	ND
2018-12-21	A8K1249-02	ND
2018-12-21	A8K1249-17	1.20 ppb
2018-12-21	A8K1249-18	0.430 ppb
2018-12-27	A8L3173-01	ND
2019-03-19	A9B1471-01	ND
2019-06-20	A9E0770-14	1.90 ppb
2019-06-20	A9E0770-18	0.350 ppb
2019-06-20	A9E0770-01	ND
2019-06-20	A9E0770-17	1.10 ppb
2019-06-20	A9E0770-16	0.370 ppb
2019-06-20	A9E0770-02	ND
2019-06-20	A9E0770-15	ND
2019-06-20	A9E0770-03	ND
2019-06-20	A9E0770-09	ND
2019-06-20	A9E0770-04	ND
2019-06-20	A9E0770-13	0.400 ppb
2019-06-20	A9E0770-05	ND
2019-06-20	A9E0770-12	1.40 ppb
2019-06-20	A9E0770-06	ND
2019-06-20	A9E0770-07	ND
2019-06-20	A9E0770-10	ND
2019-06-20	A9E0770-08	ND
2019-09-12	A9G4151-01	ND