Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Lithium

Town of Poolesville

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.

 

16

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
202323.0 ppb151511.0 ppb - 41.1 ppb
202412.3 ppb1112.3 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2023-02-07101030P15.8 ppb
2023-02-07101031P19.5 ppb
2023-02-07101032P18.5 ppb
2023-02-07101033P38.8 ppb
2023-02-07101034P38.8 ppb
2023-02-07101035P15.1 ppb
2023-02-07101036P18.0 ppb
2023-08-08106692P16.2 ppb
2023-08-08106693P21.0 ppb
2023-08-08106694P21.3 ppb
2023-08-08106695P41.1 ppb
2023-08-08106696P36.0 ppb
2023-08-08106697P15.1 ppb
2023-08-08106698P19.0 ppb
2023-12-05107802P11.0 ppb
2024-03-11114138P12.3 ppb