Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cyanide

Buckeye Water District 50

Cyanide is a toxic chemical that causes central nervous system and thyroid toxicity. Water contamination is generally the result of metal mining and chemical industry waste, runoff from agriculture and road salts used for melting ice.

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND100ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND50ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 150 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 150 ppb for cyanide 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.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 200 ppb

The legal limit for cyanide, established in 1992, was based on a 1955 toxicity study conducted in laboratory animals. This limit does not include any additional consideration of children’s health.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-0835373341001ND
2018-02-0835373341002ND
2018-02-0835373341003ND
2018-02-0835373341004ND
2018-02-0835373341005ND
2018-02-0835373341001ND
2018-02-0835373341002ND
2018-02-0835373341003ND
2018-02-0835373341004ND
2018-02-0835373341005ND
2021-02-02B2100479-001ND
2021-02-02B2100479-002ND
2021-02-02B2100479-003ND
2021-02-02B2100479-004ND
2021-02-02B2100479-005ND