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Lithium

Southport, City of

NOTE: Southport, City of purchases water from Brunswick County Water System which is required to test for lithium. Sample information shown below was taken by Brunswick County Water System.

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
2013N/A00N/A
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND60ND
2024ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Southport, City of purchases water from Brunswick County Water System which is required to test for lithium. Sample information shown below was taken by Brunswick County Water System.

Date Lab ID Result
2023-01-12810-50254-1ND
2023-01-12810-50256-1ND
2023-04-13810-59868-1ND
2023-08-03810-72516-1ND
2023-08-03810-72515-1ND
2023-10-16810-81672-1ND