Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cadmium

Eglin West/housing

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.

 

21

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND100ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND90ND

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 Result
2018-03-14ND
2018-03-14ND
2020-05-07ND
2020-05-07ND
2020-05-07ND
2020-05-07ND
2020-05-07ND
2020-05-07ND
2020-05-07ND
2020-05-07ND
2020-05-07ND
2020-05-07ND
2023-04-18ND
2023-05-23ND
2023-05-23ND
2023-06-20ND
2023-06-20ND
2023-06-27ND
2023-06-27ND
2023-08-15ND
2023-08-15ND