Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Aluminum

Barton Dade Cedar & Jasper Counties Consolidated Public Water Supply District 1

Aluminum is a metal released from metal refineries and mining operations. Too much aluminum exposure can impair children's brain development.

 

19

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
20191.42 ppb91ND - 12.8 ppb
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
20221.06 ppb101ND - 10.6 ppb
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 600 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 600 ppb for aluminum 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 the brain and nervous system.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-05-20AD47546ND
2019-05-20AD47547ND
2019-05-20AD4754812.8 ppb
2019-05-20AD47549ND
2019-05-20AD47550ND
2019-05-20AD47551ND
2019-05-20AD47552ND
2019-05-20AD47553ND
2019-05-20AD47545ND
2022-05-172211798ND
2022-05-172211803ND
2022-05-172211802ND
2022-05-172211799ND
2022-05-172211801ND
2022-05-17221180010.6 ppb
2022-05-172211795ND
2022-05-172211796ND
2022-05-172211797ND
2022-11-112219082ND