Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cadmium

Hopedale Water Department

NOTE: Hopedale Water Department purchases water from Milford Water Company which is required to test for cadmium. Sample information shown below was taken by Milford Water Company.

Cadmium is a toxic metal found in food and drinking water. It has been linked to kidney toxicity, bone damage, cancer, and damage to developing fetuses.

 

27

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND50ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND50ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.04 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.04 ppb for cadmium 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 internal organs.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 5 ppb

The legal limit for cadmium, established in 1991, was based on research studies of cadmium toxicity conducted in the 1970s. This limit may not fully protect against the risk of cancer due to cadmium exposure.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Hopedale Water Department purchases water from Milford Water Company which is required to test for cadmium. Sample information shown below was taken by Milford Water Company.

Date Result
2018-05-15ND
2018-05-15ND
2018-05-15ND
2019-05-14ND
2019-05-14ND
2019-07-25ND
2019-08-16ND
2019-10-09ND
2020-04-27ND
2020-04-28ND
2020-04-28ND
2020-04-28ND
2021-05-12ND
2021-05-12ND
2021-05-12ND
2021-05-12ND
2022-04-27ND
2022-04-27ND
2022-04-27ND
2023-05-02ND
2023-05-02ND
2023-05-02ND
2023-05-02ND
2023-06-06ND
2023-06-06ND
2023-06-06ND
2023-06-06ND