Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cadmium

Hampton

NOTE: Hampton purchases water from Henry County Water & Sewer Authority which is required to test for cadmium. Sample information shown below was taken by Henry County Water & Sewer Authority.

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND20ND
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

NOTE: Hampton purchases water from Henry County Water & Sewer Authority which is required to test for cadmium. Sample information shown below was taken by Henry County Water & Sewer Authority.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-08AJ83523ND
2018-02-08AJ83524ND
2019-02-06AK10652ND
2019-02-06AK10653ND
2020-02-05AK40841ND
2020-02-05AK40842ND
2021-03-03AK70501ND
2021-03-03AK70502ND
2022-02-09AK95164ND
2022-02-09AK95165ND
2023-02-01AL24405ND
2023-02-01AL24408ND