Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Aluminum

Tangipahoa Parish Water District

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

 

43

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20186.36 ppb2210ND - 20.0 ppb
2019N/A00N/A
202012.9 ppb74ND - 30.0 ppb
20216.00 ppb53ND - 10.00 ppb
2022N/A00N/A
202312.2 ppb95ND - 50.0 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
2018-01-31AE20519ND
2018-01-31AE20516ND
2018-01-31AE20513ND
2018-01-31AE20510ND
2018-01-31AE20510ND
2018-01-31AE20513ND
2018-01-31AE20516ND
2018-01-31AE20519ND
2018-05-07AE2171220.0 ppb
2018-05-07AE21715ND
2018-05-07AE21715ND
2018-05-07AE2171220.0 ppb
2018-12-03B1805766-00210.00 ppb
2018-12-03B1805766-00520.0 ppb
2018-12-03B1805766-003ND
2018-12-03B1805766-00210.00 ppb
2018-12-03B1805766-00110.00 ppb
2018-12-03B1805766-00520.0 ppb
2018-12-03B1805766-00410.00 ppb
2018-12-03B1805766-003ND
2018-12-03B1805766-00110.00 ppb
2018-12-03B1805766-00410.00 ppb
2020-03-02B2001157-00120.0 ppb
2020-11-16B2006150-003ND
2020-11-16B2006150-00420.0 ppb
2020-11-16B2006150-00530.0 ppb
2020-11-16B2006150-00620.0 ppb
2020-11-16B2006150-001ND
2020-11-16B2006150-002ND
2021-11-01B2105891-00510.00 ppb
2021-11-01B2105891-00410.00 ppb
2021-11-01B2105891-003ND
2021-11-01B2105891-00210.00 ppb
2021-11-01B2105891-001ND
2023-03-28B2301423-00110.00 ppb
2023-09-18B2303887-00350.0 ppb
2023-10-25B2304622-001ND
2023-10-25B2304622-00220.0 ppb
2023-11-06B2304860-001ND
2023-11-06B2304860-00210.00 ppb
2023-11-06B2304860-003ND
2023-11-06B2304860-00420.0 ppb
2023-11-06B2304860-005ND