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Asbestos

Baton Rouge Water Company

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.

 

303

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND680ND
2019ND1220ND
2020ND370ND
2021ND460ND
2022ND160ND
2023ND140ND

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
2018-01-2935371059004ND
2018-01-2935371059004ND
2018-03-1235379532001ND
2018-03-1235379532002ND
2018-03-1235379532001ND
2018-03-1235379532002ND
2018-04-1035385957001ND
2018-04-1035385957002ND
2018-04-1035385957001ND
2018-04-1035385957002ND
2018-04-1735386818001ND
2018-04-1735386818002ND
2018-04-1735386818003ND
2018-04-1735386818004ND
2018-04-1735386818001ND
2018-04-1735386818002ND
2018-04-1735386818003ND
2018-04-1735386818004ND
2018-06-1135397534003ND
2018-06-1135397534004ND
2018-06-1135397534003ND
2018-06-1135397534004ND
2018-09-2035419560001ND
2018-09-2035419560002ND
2018-09-2035419560003ND
2018-09-2035419560004ND
2018-09-2035419560001ND
2018-09-2035419560002ND
2018-09-2035419560003ND
2018-09-2035419560004ND
2018-09-2435419822001ND
2018-09-2435419822002ND
2018-09-2435419822003ND
2018-09-2435419822004ND
2018-09-2435419822001ND
2018-09-2435419822002ND
2018-09-2435419822003ND
2018-09-2435419822004ND
2018-12-0335434379001ND
2018-12-0335434379002ND
2018-12-0335434379003ND
2018-12-0335434379004ND
2018-12-0335434379005ND
2018-12-0335434379001ND
2018-12-0335434379002ND
2018-12-0335434379003ND
2018-12-0335434379004ND
2018-12-0335434379005ND
2018-12-0435434790001ND
2018-12-0435434790002ND
2018-12-0435434790003ND
2018-12-0435434790004ND
2018-12-0435434790001ND
2018-12-0435434790002ND
2018-12-0435434790003ND
2018-12-0435434790004ND
2018-12-1135436419001ND
2018-12-1135436419002ND
2018-12-1135436419003ND
2018-12-1135436419004ND
2018-12-1135436419005ND
2018-12-1135436419006ND
2018-12-1135436419001ND
2018-12-1135436419002ND
2018-12-1135436419003ND
2018-12-1135436419004ND
2018-12-1135436419005ND
2018-12-1135436419006ND
2019-01-2435444390001ND
2019-01-2435444390002ND
2019-01-2435444390003ND
2019-01-2435444390004ND
2019-01-2435444390001ND
2019-01-2435444390002ND
2019-01-2435444390003ND
2019-01-2435444390004ND
2019-02-1435448172001ND
2019-02-1435448172002ND
2019-02-1435448172003ND
2019-02-1435448172001ND
2019-02-1435448172002ND
2019-02-1435448172003ND
2019-03-1435456415001ND
2019-03-1435456415002ND
2019-03-1435456416001ND
2019-03-1435456416002ND
2019-03-1435456415001ND
2019-03-1435456415002ND
2019-03-1435456416001ND
2019-03-1435456416002ND
2019-03-1835456417001ND
2019-03-1835456417002ND
2019-03-1835456417003ND
2019-03-1835456417004ND
2019-03-1835456417005ND
2019-03-1835456417006ND
2019-03-1835456417007ND
2019-03-1835456417001ND
2019-03-1835456417002ND
2019-03-1835456417003ND
2019-03-1835456417004ND
2019-03-1835456417005ND
2019-03-1835456417006ND
2019-03-1835456417007ND
2019-03-2535460352001ND
2019-03-2535460352002ND
2019-03-2535460352001ND
2019-03-2535460352002ND
2019-04-0935460348001ND
2019-04-0935460348002ND
2019-04-0935460348003ND
2019-04-0935460348004ND
2019-04-0935460348005ND
2019-04-0935460348006ND
2019-04-0935460348001ND
2019-04-0935460348002ND
2019-04-0935460348003ND
2019-04-0935460348004ND
2019-04-0935460348005ND
2019-04-0935460348006ND
2019-04-1035461414001ND
2019-04-1035461414002ND
2019-04-1035461414003ND
2019-04-1035461414004ND
2019-04-1035461414001ND
2019-04-1035461414002ND
2019-04-1035461414003ND
2019-04-1035461414004ND
2019-04-2435463934001ND
2019-04-2435463934002ND
2019-04-2435463934003ND
2019-04-2435463934004ND
2019-04-2435463935001ND
2019-04-2435463935002ND
2019-04-2435463935003ND
2019-04-2435463935004ND
2019-04-2435463934001ND
2019-04-2435463934002ND
2019-04-2435463934003ND
2019-04-2435463934004ND
2019-04-2435463935001ND
2019-04-2435463935002ND
2019-04-2435463935003ND
2019-04-2435463935004ND
2019-04-2935464756001ND
2019-04-2935464756002ND
2019-04-2935464756003ND
2019-04-2935464756004ND
2019-04-2935464756001ND
2019-04-2935464756002ND
2019-04-2935464756003ND
2019-04-2935464756004ND
2019-08-2135492266001ND
2019-08-2135492266002ND
2019-08-2135492266003ND
2019-08-2135492266004ND
2019-08-2135492266005ND
2019-08-2135492266001ND
2019-08-2135492266002ND
2019-08-2135492266003ND
2019-08-2135492266004ND
2019-08-2135492266005ND
2019-10-2835508309001ND
2019-10-2835508309002ND
2019-10-2835508309003ND
2019-10-2835508309001ND
2019-10-2835508309002ND
2019-10-2835508309003ND
2019-11-2035514623001ND
2019-11-2035514623002ND
2019-11-2035514623003ND
2019-11-2035514623001ND
2019-11-2035514623002ND
2019-11-2035514623003ND
2019-12-0335516103001ND
2019-12-0335516103002ND
2019-12-0335516103003ND
2019-12-0335516103004ND
2019-12-0335516103005ND
2019-12-0335516103001ND
2019-12-0335516103002ND
2019-12-0335516103003ND
2019-12-0335516103004ND
2019-12-0335516103005ND
2019-12-0435516425001ND
2019-12-0435516425002ND
2019-12-0435516425003ND
2019-12-0435516425001ND
2019-12-0435516425002ND
2019-12-0435516425003ND
2020-01-0935523263004ND
2020-01-0935523263005ND
2020-01-1635524927001ND
2020-01-1635524927002ND
2020-02-1035529947002ND
2020-04-1435543703001ND
2020-04-1435543703002ND
2020-04-1435543703003ND
2020-04-1435543703004ND
2020-04-2835548531001ND
2020-04-2835548531002ND
2020-04-2835548531003ND
2020-05-0435547755001ND
2020-05-0435547755002ND
2020-06-1735557507001ND
2020-06-1735557507002ND
2020-06-1735557507003ND
2020-06-2335561582001ND
2020-06-2335561582002ND
2020-06-2335561582003ND
2020-06-2335561582004ND
2020-07-2235567286001ND
2020-07-2235567286002ND
2020-07-2235567286003ND
2020-07-2935566697001ND
2020-07-2935566697002ND
2020-08-0435570096001ND
2020-08-0435570096002ND
2020-08-0435570096003ND
2020-08-0435570096004ND
2020-09-1535578251003ND
2020-10-2635587555001ND
2020-10-2635587555002ND
2020-12-0835597398001ND
2020-12-0835597398002ND
2020-12-0835597398003ND
2020-12-0835597398004ND
2021-01-2535608282001ND
2021-01-2535608282002ND
2021-01-2535608282003ND
2021-03-0235617281001ND
2021-03-0235617281002ND
2021-03-0835617663001ND
2021-03-0835617663002ND
2021-03-0835617663003ND
2021-04-2735629642001ND
2021-04-2735629642002ND
2021-05-1835635110001ND
2021-05-1835635110002ND
2021-07-1335647465001ND
2021-07-1335647465002ND
2021-07-1335647465003ND
2021-07-1335647465004ND
2021-07-1335647465005ND
2021-07-1335647465006ND
2021-07-1435648626001ND
2021-07-1435648626002ND
2021-07-1435648626003ND
2021-07-1435648626004ND
2021-07-2835651255001ND
2021-07-2835651255002ND
2021-07-2835651255003ND
2021-07-2835651255004ND
2021-08-0935654180001ND
2021-08-0935654180002ND
2021-08-0935654180003ND
2021-08-0935654180004ND
2021-10-1235670037001ND
2021-10-1235670037002ND
2021-10-1235670037003ND
2021-10-1235670037004ND
2021-10-2035672426001ND
2021-10-2135672416001ND
2021-10-2135672416002ND
2021-10-2135672416003ND
2021-11-0135675235005ND
2021-11-0135675235006ND
2021-11-0135675235007ND
2021-11-0135675235008ND
2021-11-1535680481001ND
2021-11-1535680481002ND
2021-12-0635683158001ND
2021-12-0635683158002ND
2022-01-2435693542001ND
2022-01-2435693542002ND
2022-02-0835695833001ND
2022-02-0835695833002ND
2022-02-0835695833003ND
2022-02-0835695833004ND
2022-02-2135698822001ND
2022-02-2135698822002ND
2022-02-2135698822003ND
2022-02-2135698822004ND
2022-02-2135698822005ND
2022-03-1435704200001ND
2022-03-1435704200002ND
2022-03-1435704200003ND
2022-03-1435704200004ND
2022-03-1435704200005ND
2023-06-14147332ND
2023-06-14147333ND
2023-06-14147334ND
2023-06-20147465ND
2023-06-20147466ND
2023-06-26147560ND
2023-07-31148693ND
2023-07-31148694ND
2023-08-29149249ND
2023-09-19149418ND
2023-10-11149717ND
2023-10-11149718ND
2023-10-11149719ND
2023-10-11149720ND