Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cadmium

Highfield

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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND10ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND50ND
2023ND40ND

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
2018-03-231803160_01ND
2018-03-231803160_01_AND
2018-03-231803160_01_BND
2019-05-141905078_01ND
2019-05-141905078_02ND
2019-05-141905078_03ND
2020-03-18E20003203002ND
2022-06-022206021_01ND
2022-06-022206021_02ND
2022-06-022206021_03ND
2022-10-05E2300078002ND
2022-10-05E2300078003ND
2023-05-102305068-01ND
2023-05-102305068-02ND
2023-05-102305068-03ND
2023-07-05E2300344501ND