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Lithium

Tamarac (east), City of

NOTE: Tamarac (east), City of purchases water from City of Fort Lauderdale which is required to test for lithium. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Fort Lauderdale.

Lithium occurs naturally in soil and rock. It is a pollutant from mining and industrial manufacturing of metals, ceramics and batteries. Ingesting too much lithium can lead to symptoms like abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting.

 

4

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND40ND
2024ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Tamarac (east), City of purchases water from City of Fort Lauderdale which is required to test for lithium. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Fort Lauderdale.

Date Result
2023-05-16ND
2023-05-16ND
2023-11-01ND
2023-11-01ND