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Asbestos

Port Sulphur Water District

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.

 

21

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
2019ND60ND
2020ND20ND
20210.04 MFL51ND - 0.20 MFL
2022ND20ND
2023ND60ND

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
2019-02-0535446413001ND
2019-02-0535446413002ND
2019-02-0535446413001ND
2019-02-0535446413002ND
2019-05-3035473763001ND
2019-05-3035473763001ND
2020-03-1835538633001ND
2020-04-0835542805001ND
2021-03-0135615736002ND
2021-03-0135615747002ND
2021-03-0135615747001ND
2021-03-01356157360010.20 MFL
2021-09-1335663234001ND
2022-01-1335690934001ND
2022-01-1335690934002ND
2023-02-0135782385001ND
2023-02-0135782385002ND
2023-09-0735830220001ND
2023-10-03149548ND
2023-10-05149552ND
2023-10-11149716ND