Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Aluminum

New Orleans Algiers Water Works

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

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
201917.0 ppb2217.0 ppb
202060.0 ppb1160.0 ppb
2021ND10ND
202270.0 ppb1170.0 ppb
202340.0 ppb1140.0 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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
2018-01-3035371297003ND
2018-01-3035371297003ND
2019-02-053544673400117.0 ppb
2019-02-053544673400117.0 ppb
2020-03-18B2001336-00160.0 ppb
2021-03-29B2101450-001ND
2022-03-15B2201125-00170.0 ppb
2023-03-06B2300988-00140.0 ppb