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Asbestos

Markridge Park Subdivision Water System

NOTE: Markridge Park Subdivision Water System purchases water from City of Carencro Water System which is required to test for asbestos. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Carencro 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.

 

7

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
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND30ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

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

NOTE: Markridge Park Subdivision Water System purchases water from City of Carencro Water System which is required to test for asbestos. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Carencro Water System.

Date Lab ID Result
2020-04-1335543689001ND
2020-04-1335543689002ND
2020-12-0735597413001ND
2021-08-0335652877001ND
2021-11-1635680475001ND
2022-03-2135705841003ND
2023-03-1335786933001ND