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Germanium

Warren County Water System

NOTE: Warren County Water System purchases water from Henderson-Kerr Lake Reg Water which is required to test for germanium. Sample information shown below was taken by Henderson-Kerr Lake Reg Water.

Germanium is a naturally occuring element used as a component in semiconductors and fiber optics. Excessive exposures to germanium may harm the kidneys.

 

4

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND10ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND40ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Warren County Water System purchases water from Henderson-Kerr Lake Reg Water which is required to test for germanium. Sample information shown below was taken by Henderson-Kerr Lake Reg Water.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-11-074114892ND
2019-02-054189360ND
2019-05-074287208ND
2019-08-064379577ND