Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Aluminum

Girard, City of

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

 

2

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
201867.0 ppb1167.0 ppb
2019ND10ND
202068.0 ppb1168.0 ppb
20212,400.0 ppb112,400.0 ppb
2022ND10ND
2023210.0 ppb11210.0 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
2019-02-111119755ND
2022-03-152215817ND