Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Aluminum

Public Wholesale WSD 5

Aluminum is a metal released from metal refineries and mining operations. Too much aluminum exposure can impair children's brain development.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
201815.0 ppb1115.0 ppb
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
202113.0 ppb1113.0 ppb
202216.0 ppb1116.0 ppb
202348.0 ppb1148.0 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 600 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 600 ppb for aluminum 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 the brain and nervous system.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-04-1093834315.0 ppb
2019-04-091139417ND
2020-04-131357256ND
2021-04-20182131513.0 ppb
2022-04-12223553216.0 ppb
2023-04-11248149148.0 ppb