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Asbestos

Calcasieu Parish WW District No 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.

 

21

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
2019ND120ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

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
2019-07-1635482546001ND
2019-07-1635482546001ND
2019-12-0435516423002ND
2019-12-0435516423005ND
2019-12-0435516423004ND
2019-12-0435516423003ND
2019-12-0435516423002ND
2019-12-0435516423001ND
2019-12-0435516423005ND
2019-12-0435516423004ND
2019-12-0435516423003ND
2019-12-0435516423001ND
2020-02-1035529952001ND
2020-02-1035529952002ND
2021-06-2235642765001ND
2021-09-2735666795001ND
2021-12-1335684396001ND
2022-02-2135700389001ND
2022-05-0235714300001ND
2023-02-0635779170001ND
2023-02-0635779170002ND