Aluminum

Baton Rouge Water Company

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

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284

Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2014	3.82 ppb	68	18	ND - 40.0 ppb
2015	ND	2	0	ND
2016	10.6 ppb	32	14	ND - 100.0 ppb
2017	15.4 ppb	74	50	ND - 160.0 ppb
2018	5.56 ppb	36	12	ND - 20.0 ppb
2019	9.44 ppb	72	26	ND - 120.0 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2014-01-13	AD88254	ND
2014-01-13	AD88259	ND
2014-01-13	AD88264	10.00 ppb
2014-01-13	AD88269	10.00 ppb
2014-01-13	AD88274	20.0 ppb
2014-01-13	AD88254	ND
2014-01-13	AD88259	ND
2014-01-13	AD88264	10.00 ppb
2014-01-13	AD88269	10.00 ppb
2014-01-13	AD88274	20.0 ppb
2014-05-05	AD91106	ND
2014-05-05	AD91111	ND
2014-05-05	AD91116	ND
2014-05-05	AD91121	10.00 ppb
2014-05-05	AD91126	ND
2014-05-05	AD91106	ND
2014-05-05	AD91111	ND
2014-05-05	AD91116	ND
2014-05-05	AD91121	10.00 ppb
2014-05-05	AD91126	ND
2014-05-12	AD91409	10.00 ppb
2014-05-12	AD91414	40.0 ppb
2014-05-12	AD91419	ND
2014-05-12	AD91424	ND
2014-05-12	AD91429	ND
2014-05-12	AD91409	10.00 ppb
2014-05-12	AD91414	40.0 ppb
2014-05-12	AD91419	ND
2014-05-12	AD91424	ND
2014-05-12	AD91429	ND
2014-05-19	AD91626	ND
2014-05-19	AD91631	ND
2014-05-19	AD91636	ND
2014-05-19	AD91641	10.00 ppb
2014-05-19	AD91646	ND
2014-05-19	AD91626	ND
2014-05-19	AD91631	ND
2014-05-19	AD91636	ND
2014-05-19	AD91641	10.00 ppb
2014-05-19	AD91646	ND
2014-06-09	AD92066	ND
2014-06-09	AD92066	ND
2014-07-14	AD93439	10.00 ppb
2014-07-14	AD93444	ND
2014-07-14	AD93449	ND
2014-07-14	AD93454	ND
2014-07-14	AD93439	10.00 ppb
2014-07-14	AD93444	ND
2014-07-14	AD93449	ND
2014-07-14	AD93454	ND
2014-07-21	AD93984	ND
2014-07-21	AD93989	ND
2014-07-21	AD93994	10.00 ppb
2014-07-21	AD93999	ND
2014-07-21	AD94004	ND
2014-07-21	AD93984	ND
2014-07-21	AD93989	ND
2014-07-21	AD93994	10.00 ppb
2014-07-21	AD93999	ND
2014-07-21	AD94004	ND
2014-08-11	AD95140	ND
2014-08-11	AD95145	ND
2014-08-11	AD95150	ND
2014-08-11	AD95160	ND
2014-08-11	AD95140	ND
2014-08-11	AD95145	ND
2014-08-11	AD95150	ND
2014-08-11	AD95160	ND
2015-03-30	35181845005	ND
2015-03-30	35181845005	ND
2016-05-03	AE06240	ND
2016-05-03	AE06244	ND
2016-05-03	AE06248	ND
2016-05-03	AE06252	100.0 ppb
2016-05-03	AE06256	ND
2016-05-03	AE06240	ND
2016-05-03	AE06244	ND
2016-05-03	AE06248	ND
2016-05-03	AE06252	100.0 ppb
2016-05-03	AE06256	ND
2016-05-23	AE06387	20.0 ppb
2016-05-23	AE06391	ND
2016-05-23	AE06395	10.00 ppb
2016-05-23	AE06399	10.00 ppb
2016-05-23	AE06403	10.00 ppb
2016-05-23	AE06387	20.0 ppb
2016-05-23	AE06391	ND
2016-05-23	AE06395	10.00 ppb
2016-05-23	AE06399	10.00 ppb
2016-05-23	AE06403	10.00 ppb
2016-06-08	AE06573	10.00 ppb
2016-06-08	AE06577	ND
2016-06-08	AE06589	10.00 ppb
2016-06-08	AE06573	10.00 ppb
2016-06-08	AE06577	ND
2016-06-08	AE06589	10.00 ppb
2016-06-15	AE06721	ND
2016-06-15	AE06725	ND
2016-06-15	AE06729	ND
2016-06-15	AE06721	ND
2016-06-15	AE06725	ND
2016-06-15	AE06729	ND
2017-01-17	AE12842	10.00 ppb
2017-01-17	AE12846	ND
2017-01-17	AE12850	20.0 ppb
2017-01-17	AE12854	10.00 ppb
2017-01-17	AE12858	20.0 ppb
2017-01-17	AE12842	10.00 ppb
2017-01-17	AE12846	ND
2017-01-17	AE12850	20.0 ppb
2017-01-17	AE12854	10.00 ppb
2017-01-17	AE12858	20.0 ppb
2017-01-23	AE12875	30.0 ppb
2017-01-23	AE12875	30.0 ppb
2017-04-24	AE13859	10.00 ppb
2017-04-24	AE13863	ND
2017-04-24	AE13875	30.0 ppb
2017-04-24	AE13859	10.00 ppb
2017-04-24	AE13863	ND
2017-04-24	AE13875	30.0 ppb
2017-05-15	AE14136	ND
2017-05-15	AE14140	ND
2017-05-15	AE14144	ND
2017-05-15	AE14148	30.0 ppb
2017-05-15	AE14152	ND
2017-05-15	AE14136	ND
2017-05-15	AE14140	ND
2017-05-15	AE14144	ND
2017-05-15	AE14148	30.0 ppb
2017-05-15	AE14152	ND
2017-05-23	AE14198	10.00 ppb
2017-05-23	AE14202	10.00 ppb
2017-05-23	AE14206	ND
2017-05-23	AE14210	ND
2017-05-23	AE14198	10.00 ppb
2017-05-23	AE14202	10.00 ppb
2017-05-23	AE14206	ND
2017-05-23	AE14210	ND
2017-06-05	AE14287	ND
2017-06-05	AE14299	30.0 ppb
2017-06-05	AE14303	ND
2017-06-05	AE14287	ND
2017-06-05	AE14299	30.0 ppb
2017-06-05	AE14303	ND
2017-06-19	AE14875	20.0 ppb
2017-06-19	AE14879	20.0 ppb
2017-06-19	AE14875	20.0 ppb
2017-06-19	AE14879	20.0 ppb
2017-06-27	AE15201	30.0 ppb
2017-06-27	AE15205	10.00 ppb
2017-06-27	AE15209	10.00 ppb
2017-06-27	AE15213	20.0 ppb
2017-06-27	AE15217	10.00 ppb
2017-06-27	AE15201	30.0 ppb
2017-06-27	AE15205	10.00 ppb
2017-06-27	AE15209	10.00 ppb
2017-06-27	AE15213	20.0 ppb
2017-06-27	AE15217	10.00 ppb
2017-07-18	AE15712	10.00 ppb
2017-07-18	AE15716	ND
2017-07-18	AE15720	20.0 ppb
2017-07-18	AE15724	10.00 ppb
2017-07-18	AE15712	10.00 ppb
2017-07-18	AE15716	ND
2017-07-18	AE15720	20.0 ppb
2017-07-18	AE15724	10.00 ppb
2017-07-25	AE15924	ND
2017-07-25	AE15928	20.0 ppb
2017-07-25	AE15924	ND
2017-07-25	AE15928	20.0 ppb
2017-08-02	AE16227	10.00 ppb
2017-08-02	AE16227	10.00 ppb
2017-11-28	AE20079	160.0 ppb
2017-11-28	AE20079	160.0 ppb
2017-12-05	AE20104	10.00 ppb
2017-12-05	AE20104	10.00 ppb
2018-04-17	AE21373	20.0 ppb
2018-04-17	AE21376	ND
2018-04-17	AE21373	20.0 ppb
2018-04-17	AE21376	ND
2018-09-20	B1804419-001	ND
2018-09-20	B1804419-002	ND
2018-09-20	B1804419-003	ND
2018-09-20	B1804419-004	ND
2018-09-20	B1804419-001	ND
2018-09-20	B1804419-002	ND
2018-09-20	B1804419-003	ND
2018-09-20	B1804419-004	ND
2018-09-24	B1804492-001	ND
2018-09-24	B1804492-002	ND
2018-09-24	B1804492-003	ND
2018-09-24	B1804492-004	ND
2018-09-24	B1804492-001	ND
2018-09-24	B1804492-002	ND
2018-09-24	B1804492-003	ND
2018-09-24	B1804492-004	ND
2018-12-03	B1805681-001	ND
2018-12-03	B1805681-002	10.00 ppb
2018-12-03	B1805681-003	20.0 ppb
2018-12-03	B1805681-001	ND
2018-12-03	B1805681-002	10.00 ppb
2018-12-03	B1805681-003	20.0 ppb
2018-12-04	B1805718-001	20.0 ppb
2018-12-04	B1805718-002	10.00 ppb
2018-12-04	B1805718-001	20.0 ppb
2018-12-04	B1805718-002	10.00 ppb
2018-12-11	B1805886-001	ND
2018-12-11	B1805886-002	ND
2018-12-11	B1805886-003	20.0 ppb
2018-12-11	B1805886-001	ND
2018-12-11	B1805886-002	ND
2018-12-11	B1805886-003	20.0 ppb
2019-01-23	B1900320-001	ND
2019-01-23	B1900320-002	ND
2019-01-23	B1900320-003	ND
2019-01-23	B1900320-001	ND
2019-01-23	B1900320-002	ND
2019-01-23	B1900320-003	ND
2019-02-14	B1900648-001	30.0 ppb
2019-02-14	B1900648-002	10.00 ppb
2019-02-14	B1900648-001	30.0 ppb
2019-02-14	B1900648-002	10.00 ppb
2019-03-14	B1901011-001	10.00 ppb
2019-03-14	B1901011-002	ND
2019-03-14	B1901011-001	10.00 ppb
2019-03-14	B1901011-002	ND
2019-03-18	B1901046-001	20.0 ppb
2019-03-18	B1901046-002	40.0 ppb
2019-03-18	B1901046-003	120.0 ppb
2019-03-18	B1901046-004	20.0 ppb
2019-03-18	B1901046-001	20.0 ppb
2019-03-18	B1901046-002	40.0 ppb
2019-03-18	B1901046-003	120.0 ppb
2019-03-18	B1901046-004	20.0 ppb
2019-03-25	B1901118-001	ND
2019-03-25	B1901118-001	ND
2019-04-09	B1901403-001	ND
2019-04-09	B1901403-002	ND
2019-04-09	B1901403-003	ND
2019-04-09	B1901403-001	ND
2019-04-09	B1901403-002	ND
2019-04-09	B1901403-003	ND
2019-04-10	B1901440-001	ND
2019-04-10	B1901440-002	20.0 ppb
2019-04-10	B1901440-001	ND
2019-04-10	B1901440-002	20.0 ppb
2019-04-24	B1901656-001	ND
2019-04-24	B1901656-002	ND
2019-04-24	B1901656-001	ND
2019-04-24	B1901656-002	ND
2019-04-29	35464817001	ND
2019-04-29	35464817002	ND
2019-04-29	B1901696-001	ND
2019-04-29	B1901696-002	ND
2019-04-29	35464817001	ND
2019-04-29	35464817002	ND
2019-04-29	B1901696-001	ND
2019-04-29	B1901696-002	ND
2019-05-16	B1902022-001	ND
2019-05-16	B1902022-002	ND
2019-05-16	B1902022-001	ND
2019-05-16	B1902022-002	ND
2019-08-21	B1903611-001	ND
2019-08-21	B1903611-002	ND
2019-08-21	B1903611-003	ND
2019-08-21	B1903611-001	ND
2019-08-21	B1903611-002	ND
2019-08-21	B1903611-003	ND
2019-10-07	B1904469-001	20.0 ppb
2019-10-07	B1904469-001	20.0 ppb
2019-10-28	B1904779-001	ND
2019-10-28	B1904779-001	ND
2019-11-20	B1905155-001	10.00 ppb
2019-11-20	B1905155-001	10.00 ppb
2019-12-03	B1905405-001	10.00 ppb
2019-12-03	B1905405-002	ND
2019-12-03	B1905405-003	20.0 ppb
2019-12-03	B1905405-001	10.00 ppb
2019-12-03	B1905405-002	ND
2019-12-03	B1905405-003	20.0 ppb
2019-12-04	B1905437-001	10.00 ppb
2019-12-04	B1905437-002	ND
2019-12-04	B1905437-001	10.00 ppb
2019-12-04	B1905437-002	ND