Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Molybdenum

City of Idaho Falls

Molybdenum is a metal that occurs naturally in soil, minerals and water. People who ingest large amounts can have increased levels of uric acid and gout-like symptoms.

 

36

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.0611 ppb181ND - 1.10 ppb
20140.217 ppb183ND - 1.70 ppb
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 40 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 40 ppb for molybdenum was defined by the Environmental Protection Agency as a benchmark for testing under the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule program. This health guideline protects against metabolic changes and excess formation of uric acid in the blood.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2013-10-21A3I1996-25AND
2013-10-21A3I1996-11AND
2013-10-21A3I1996-09AND
2013-10-21A3I1996-15AND
2013-10-21A3I1996-13AND
2013-10-21A3I1996-05AND
2013-10-21A3I1996-03AND
2013-10-21A3I1996-07AND
2013-10-21A3I1996-23AND
2013-10-21A3I1996-01AND
2013-10-21A3I1996-33AND
2013-10-21A3I1996-29AND
2013-10-21A3I1996-31AND
2013-10-21A3I1996-27A1.10 ppb
2013-10-21A3I1996-35AND
2013-10-21A3I1996-19AND
2013-10-21A3I1996-21AND
2013-10-21A3I1996-17AND
2014-04-07A4C1154-01A1.70 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-21AND
2014-04-07A4C1154-13AND
2014-04-07A4C1154-11AND
2014-04-07A4C1154-23AND
2014-04-07A4C1154-17AND
2014-04-07A4C1154-15AND
2014-04-07A4C1154-07AND
2014-04-07A4C1154-05AND
2014-04-07A4C1154-03AND
2014-04-07A4C1154-19AND
2014-04-07A4C1154-09AND
2014-04-07A4C1154-27A1.10 ppb
2014-04-07A4C1154-35AND
2014-04-07A4C1154-31AND
2014-04-07A4C1154-25AND
2014-04-07A4C1154-29AND
2014-04-07A4C1154-33A1.10 ppb