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Asbestos

Slidell Water Supply

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.

 

55

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
2019ND320ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND230ND
2023N/A00N/A

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
2019-07-0935480686002ND
2019-07-0935480686001ND
2019-07-0935480686002ND
2019-07-0935480686001ND
2019-12-1035517864003ND
2019-12-1035517864002ND
2019-12-1035517864004ND
2019-12-1035517864005ND
2019-12-1035517864006ND
2019-12-1035517864007ND
2019-12-1035517866001ND
2019-12-1035517866002ND
2019-12-1035517866003ND
2019-12-1035517866004ND
2019-12-1035517866005ND
2019-12-1035517866006ND
2019-12-1035517866007ND
2019-12-1035517864001ND
2019-12-1035517864002ND
2019-12-1035517864001ND
2019-12-1035517864003ND
2019-12-1035517864004ND
2019-12-1035517864005ND
2019-12-1035517864006ND
2019-12-1035517864007ND
2019-12-1035517866001ND
2019-12-1035517866002ND
2019-12-1035517866003ND
2019-12-1035517866004ND
2019-12-1035517866005ND
2019-12-1035517866006ND
2019-12-1035517866007ND
2022-06-0635723044004ND
2022-06-0635723044003ND
2022-06-0635723044002ND
2022-06-0635723044001ND
2022-06-0735723367014ND
2022-06-0735723367001ND
2022-06-0735723367002ND
2022-06-0735723367003ND
2022-06-0735723367004ND
2022-06-0735723367019ND
2022-06-0735723367018ND
2022-06-0735723367017ND
2022-06-0735723367016ND
2022-06-0735723367015ND
2022-06-0735723367005ND
2022-06-0735723367013ND
2022-06-0735723367012ND
2022-06-0735723367011ND
2022-06-0735723367010ND
2022-06-0735723367009ND
2022-06-0735723367008ND
2022-06-0735723367007ND
2022-06-0735723367006ND