Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Germanium

Nashville, Town of

NOTE: Nashville, Town of purchases water from City of Rocky Mount which is required to test for germanium. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Rocky Mount.

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

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2015ND120ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND20ND
2019ND60ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Nashville, Town of purchases water from City of Rocky Mount which is required to test for germanium. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Rocky Mount.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-11-1235431193001SEA1ND
2018-11-1235431193012SEA1ND
2019-02-1335448683001SEA2ND
2019-02-1335448683002SEA2ND
2019-05-1335468548001SEA3ND
2019-05-1335468548002SEA3ND
2019-08-129092843-01AND
2019-08-129092843-02AND