Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Naphthalene

Bad Axe

NOTE: Bad Axe purchases water from Huron Regional Water Authority which is required to test for naphthalene. Sample information shown below was taken by Huron Regional Water Authority.

Naphthalene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, or PAH, released from combustion of fossil fuels and waste incinerators, and also used as a moth repellent. PAHs increase the risk of cancer; damage the immune, nervous and reproductive systems; and can harm developing fetuses.

 

2

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Bad Axe purchases water from Huron Regional Water Authority which is required to test for naphthalene. Sample information shown below was taken by Huron Regional Water Authority.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-09-11LLI04637ND
2019-06-05LLI41300ND