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Asbestos

City of Jeanerette 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.

 

32

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
2019ND140ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND10ND
20220.29 MFL171ND - 5.00 MFL
2023N/A00N/A

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
2019-12-1735520713002ND
2019-12-1735520713001ND
2019-12-1735520713007ND
2019-12-1735520713006ND
2019-12-1735520713005ND
2019-12-1735520713004ND
2019-12-1735520713003ND
2019-12-1735520713002ND
2019-12-1735520713001ND
2019-12-1735520713007ND
2019-12-1735520713006ND
2019-12-1735520713005ND
2019-12-1735520713004ND
2019-12-1735520713003ND
2021-05-2435636020001ND
2022-02-0235694599016ND
2022-02-0235694599015ND
2022-02-02356945990145.00 MFL
2022-02-0235694599013ND
2022-02-0235694599012ND
2022-02-0235694599011ND
2022-02-0235694599010ND
2022-02-0235694599009ND
2022-02-0235694599008ND
2022-02-0235694599007ND
2022-02-0235694599006ND
2022-02-0235694599005ND
2022-02-0235694599004ND
2022-02-0235694599003ND
2022-02-0235694599002ND
2022-02-0235694599001ND
2022-02-1535697354003ND