Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Germanium

IL American-alpine Heights

NOTE: IL American-alpine Heights purchases water from Orland Park which is required to test for germanium. Sample information shown below was taken by Orland Park.

Germanium is a naturally occuring element used as a component in semiconductors and fiber optics. Excessive exposures to germanium may harm the kidneys.

 

4

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND80ND
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND10ND
2020ND30ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: IL American-alpine Heights purchases water from Orland Park which is required to test for germanium. Sample information shown below was taken by Orland Park.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-10-0247000001ND
2020-01-0747827901ND
2020-04-0249210901ND
2020-07-0150633901ND