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Lithium

Rapides Parish Waterworks District 3

Lithium occurs naturally in soil and rock. It is a pollutant from mining and industrial manufacturing of metals, ceramics and batteries. Ingesting too much lithium can lead to symptoms like abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting.

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
202312.8 ppb84ND - 45.3 ppb
202418.0 ppb1118.0 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2023-03-2235787811003SE1ND
2023-03-2235787811005SE124.4 ppb
2023-06-26GF04675-01ND
2023-09-1835828552001SE215.9 ppb
2023-09-1835828493001SE3ND
2023-09-1835828552003SE217.1 ppb
2023-09-1835828552005SE245.3 ppb
2023-12-1435848529001SE4ND
2024-03-1435866962001SE218.0 ppb