Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Lithium

Brunswick / Topsham Water District

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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
20231.83 ppb61ND - 11.0 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2023-06-20M3E1340-01ND
2023-06-20M3E1340-0311.0 ppb
2023-06-20M3E1340-05ND
2023-12-13M3K0602-01ND
2023-12-13M3K0602-03ND
2023-12-13M3K0602-05ND