Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Lithium

City of Plaquemine Water System

Lithium occurs naturally in soil and rock. It is a pollutant from mining and industrial manufacturing of metals, ceramics and batteries. Ingesting too much lithium can lead to symptoms like abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting.

 

4

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
202320.1 ppb2219.9 ppb - 20.2 ppb
202410.5 ppb21ND - 21.0 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2023-10-03810-80074-120.2 ppb
2023-10-03810-80077-119.9 ppb
2024-04-09810-100070-1ND
2024-04-09810-100069-121.0 ppb