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Cadmium

Hawkins Water Co-cal Water Service (puc)

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.

 

46

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND60ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND30ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND160ND
2023ND190ND

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
2018-02-08CA4900546_003_003-201802080930ND
2018-02-08CA4900546_001_001-201802080925ND
2018-03-14CA4900546_001_001-201803141255ND
2018-03-14CA4900546_003_003-201803141250ND
2018-04-12CA4900546_001_001-201804121120ND
2018-04-12CA4900546_003_003-201804121115ND
2019-03-19CA4900546_003_003-201903191115ND
2019-03-19CA4900546_001_001-201903191110ND
2020-07-20CA4900546_003_003-202007201215ND
2020-07-20CA4900546_001_001-202007201205ND
2020-08-18CA4900546_001_001-202008181240ND
2022-04-12CA4900546_001_001-202204120815ND
2022-04-12CA4900546_003_003-202204120810ND
2022-05-09CA4900546_001_001-202205090815ND
2022-05-09CA4900546_003_003-202205090800ND
2022-06-13CA4900546_001_001-202206130810ND
2022-06-13CA4900546_003_003-202206130815ND
2022-07-12CA4900546_001_001-202207120830ND
2022-07-12CA4900546_003_003-202207120840ND
2022-08-09CA4900546_003_003-202208090820ND
2022-08-09CA4900546_001_001-202208090815ND
2022-10-05CA4900546_001_001-202210050815ND
2022-10-05CA4900546_003_003-202210050810ND
2022-11-16CA4900546_003_003-202211160830ND
2022-11-16CA4900546_001_001-202211160830ND
2022-12-13CA4900546_001_001-202212130830ND
2022-12-13CA4900546_003_003-202212130825ND
2023-02-14CA4900546_003_003-202302140815ND
2023-02-14CA4900546_001_001-202302140830ND
2023-03-16CA4900546_003_003-202303160750ND
2023-03-16CA4900546_001_001-202303160755ND
2023-04-10CA4900546_003_003-202304100740ND
2023-04-10CA4900546_001_001-202304100745ND
2023-05-16CA4900546_003_003-202305160805ND
2023-05-16CA4900546_001_001-202305160810ND
2023-06-15CA4900546_003_003-202306150755ND
2023-06-15CA4900546_001_001-202306150750ND
2023-07-16CA4900546_003_003-202307160815ND
2023-07-16CA4900546_001_001-202307160810ND
2023-08-29CA4900546_001_001-202308290810ND
2023-09-13CA4900546_001_001-202309130805ND
2023-09-13CA4900546_003_003-202309130810ND
2023-10-09CA4900546_003_003-202310090750ND
2023-10-09CA4900546_001_001-202310090755ND
2023-11-15CA4900546_001_001-202311151155ND
2023-11-15CA4900546_003_003-202311151200ND