Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Lithium

Ely Municipal Water Department

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.

 

12

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
20232.91 ppb113ND - 11.8 ppb
2024ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2023-04-04103185PND
2023-04-04103186PND
2023-04-04103187PND
2023-04-04103188P11.8 ppb
2023-04-04103189PND
2023-10-23108960PND
2023-10-23108961PND
2023-10-23108962P9.76 ppb
2023-10-23108963PND
2023-10-23108964P10.4 ppb
2023-10-23108965PND
2024-04-24115653PND