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Lithium

Acushnet Water Department

NOTE: Acushnet Water Department purchases water from New Bedford Department of Public Infrastructure which is required to test for lithium. Sample information shown below was taken by New Bedford Department of Public Infrastructure.

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.

 

2

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
2023N/A00N/A
2024ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Acushnet Water Department purchases water from New Bedford Department of Public Infrastructure which is required to test for lithium. Sample information shown below was taken by New Bedford Department of Public Infrastructure.

Date Result
2024-02-07ND
2024-05-08ND