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Cadmium

Town of Luke / Newpage Luke Mill

NOTE: Town of Luke / Newpage Luke Mill purchases water from Town of Westernport which is required to test for cadmium. Sample information shown below was taken by Town of Westernport.

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.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
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: Town of Luke / Newpage Luke Mill purchases water from Town of Westernport which is required to test for cadmium. Sample information shown below was taken by Town of Westernport.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-04-24E18003832004ND
2018-05-09692_261_1ND
2019-04-23692-271-1ND
2020-06-02E20003710002ND
2020-08-26692-285-1ND
2021-02-17692_291_1_2ND
2021-05-18E21003364005ND
2022-04-28E2201037103ND
2022-08-17FWH0173ND
2023-02-21FXA0001ND