Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Aluminum

New Orleans Carrollton Waterworks

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

 

22

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
201911.0 ppb669.10 ppb - 14.0 ppb
202056.7 ppb3350.0 ppb - 60.0 ppb
2021ND30ND
202253.3 ppb32ND - 80.0 ppb
202376.7 ppb3370.0 ppb - 80.0 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
2018-03-1535380391001ND
2018-03-1535380391002ND
2018-03-1535380391001ND
2018-03-1535380391002ND
2019-02-27354510970019.90 ppb
2019-02-27354510980019.10 ppb
2019-02-27354510970019.90 ppb
2019-02-27354510980019.10 ppb
2019-09-193549941800114.0 ppb
2019-09-193549941800114.0 ppb
2020-03-26B2001557-00260.0 ppb
2020-03-26B2001575-00160.0 ppb
2020-03-26B2001557-00150.0 ppb
2021-03-29B2101451-001ND
2021-03-29B2101452-001ND
2021-03-29B2101452-002ND
2022-03-15B2201124-001ND
2022-03-15B2201124-00280.0 ppb
2022-03-15B2201124-00380.0 ppb
2023-03-06B2300987-00180.0 ppb
2023-03-06B2300987-00280.0 ppb
2023-03-06B2300987-00370.0 ppb