Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cadmium

Harbour Point S/d

NOTE: Harbour Point S/d purchases water from Town of Mooresville which is required to test for cadmium. Sample information shown below was taken by Town of Mooresville.

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND20ND

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

NOTE: Harbour Point S/d purchases water from Town of Mooresville which is required to test for cadmium. Sample information shown below was taken by Town of Mooresville.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-07-1153283-02ND
2018-07-1153284-03ND
2019-07-1069273-04ND
2019-07-1069274-04ND
2020-07-0884398-06ND
2020-07-0884399-05ND
2021-07-13210714-50-04ND
2021-07-13210714-51-04ND
2022-07-132004-22ND
2022-07-132005-22ND
2023-07-122169-23ND
2023-07-122173-23ND