Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cadmium

Town of Hampstead

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.

 

31

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND110ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND80ND
2021ND80ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-06-04E054175_12ND
2018-09-05E055512_04ND
2018-09-05E055512_06ND
2018-09-05E055512_08ND
2018-09-05E055512_10ND
2018-09-05E055512_15ND
2018-09-05E055512_18ND
2018-09-05E055512_20ND
2018-10-02E19001148003ND
2018-10-02E1900148002ND
2018-12-03E056641_02ND
2020-03-03E062383-06ND
2020-03-03E062383-18ND
2020-03-03E20002994004ND
2020-06-03E20003718002ND
2020-07-29E21000292002ND
2020-09-01E064325-04ND
2020-09-01E064325-11ND
2020-12-14E065517_02ND
2021-01-21E21001852002ND
2021-06-02E067105_14ND
2021-09-01E068099_05ND
2021-09-01E068099_06ND
2021-09-01E068099_12ND
2021-09-01E068099_15ND
2021-09-01E068099_16ND
2021-12-02E069059_02ND
2022-03-01E2200123702ND
2022-08-03E230002502ND
2023-03-01030123-316BB1-3ND
2023-12-04120423-316AA1-BB3ND