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Asbestos

Oil City Water Works

NOTE: Oil City Water Works purchases water from Blanchard Water System which is required to test for asbestos. Sample information shown below was taken by Blanchard Water System.

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.

 

6

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
2019ND20ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

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

NOTE: Oil City Water Works purchases water from Blanchard Water System which is required to test for asbestos. Sample information shown below was taken by Blanchard Water System.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-07-2535485306001ND
2019-07-2535485306001ND
2020-03-1635538017001ND
2021-01-0535603356001ND
2022-02-1435697382002ND
2023-01-3035779142004ND