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Lithium

City of Taneytown

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.

 

14

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
202421.2 ppb141418.0 ppb - 27.7 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2024-01-17111994P26.2 ppb
2024-01-17111995P19.6 ppb
2024-01-17111996P18.0 ppb
2024-01-17111997P18.7 ppb
2024-01-17111998P20.9 ppb
2024-01-17111999P19.8 ppb
2024-01-17112000P27.7 ppb
2024-07-15118250P25.6 ppb
2024-07-15118251P18.9 ppb
2024-07-15118252P19.2 ppb
2024-07-15118253P18.2 ppb
2024-07-15118254P20.1 ppb
2024-07-15118255P18.1 ppb
2024-07-15118256P26.3 ppb