Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cadmium

Travis Air Force Base Water Treatment Plant - Vallejo

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.

 

22

Samples

1

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

2

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
20190.460 ppb51ND - 2.30 ppb
2020ND50ND
2021ND50ND
20221.87 ppb31ND - 5.60 ppb
2023ND20ND

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
2018-09-10CA4810015_001_001-201809101227ND
2018-10-09CA4810015_003_003-201810090750ND
2019-01-07CA4810015_003_003-2019010708252.30 ppb
2019-04-02CA4810015_003_003-201904020745ND
2019-07-01CA4810015_003_003-201907010805ND
2019-09-12CA4810015_001_001-201909121115ND
2019-10-08CA4810015_003_003-201910080900ND
2020-01-07CA4810015_003_003-202001070855ND
2020-04-01CA4810015_003_003-202004010820ND
2020-07-13CA4810015_003_003-202007130945ND
2020-09-14CA4810015_001_001-202009141102ND
2020-10-05CA4810015_003_003-202010050835ND
2021-01-11CA4810015_003_003-202101110850ND
2021-04-01CA4810015_003_003-202104010821ND
2021-07-07CA4810015_003_003-202107070820ND
2021-09-13CA4810015_001_001-202109131133ND
2021-10-04CA4810015_003_003-202110040805ND
2022-01-05CA4810015_003_003-202201050906ND
2022-07-06CA4810015_003_003-2022070608305.60 ppb
2022-09-12CA4810015_001_001-202209121111ND
2023-01-10CA4810015_003_003-202301100815ND
2023-09-11CA4810015_001_001-202309111259ND