Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Asbestos

Assumption Parish Waterworks District 1

Asbestos is a mineral fiber introduced into water by the dissolution of asbestos-containing minerals and from decay of asbestos cement in water mains. Asbestos causes cancer when ingested or inhaled.

 

22

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND40ND
2020ND20ND
20210.13 MFL62ND - 0.40 MFL
2022ND50ND
2023ND50ND

MFL = million fibers per liter

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 7 MFL

The legal limit for asbestos, established in 1991, was based on toxicity studies in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s.

MFL = million fibers per liter

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-01-2935444844001ND
2019-01-2935444844001ND
2019-02-1835448830001ND
2019-02-1835448830001ND
2020-03-2335539482001ND
2020-03-2335539482002ND
2021-03-25356221850020.40 MFL
2021-03-2535622185001ND
2021-07-1235647468001ND
2021-07-12356474680020.40 MFL
2021-11-0435676456001ND
2021-12-2835687292001ND
2022-02-1035697280001ND
2022-03-1535704159001ND
2022-04-1335712791001ND
2022-08-2535742736001ND
2022-12-2835769607001ND
2023-02-2735783258001ND
2023-02-2735783258002ND
2023-04-18146774ND
2023-07-12148044ND
2023-10-16149878ND