Asbestos

Erie County Water Authority (ECWA)

Asbestos is a mineral fiber introduced into water by the dissolution of asbestos-containing minerals and from decay of asbestos cement in water mains. Asbestos causes cancer when ingested or inhaled.

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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Range of results
2014	N/A	0	N/A
2015	ND	35	ND
2016	N/A	0	N/A
2017	N/A	0	N/A
2018	N/A	0	N/A
2019	N/A	0	N/A

MFL = million fibers per liter

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 7 MFL

The legal limit for asbestos, established in 1991, was based on toxicity studies in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s.

MFL = million fibers per liter

All test results

Date	Lab ID	Result
2015-06-26	141502720-4	ND
2015-06-26	141502720	ND
2015-06-26	141502720-2	ND
2015-06-26	141502720-3	ND
2015-06-26	141502720-5	ND
2015-06-29	141502743-6	ND
2015-06-29	141502743	ND
2015-06-29	141502743-2	ND
2015-06-29	141502743-3	ND
2015-06-29	141502743-5	ND
2015-06-29	141502743-4	ND
2015-06-30	141502766-4	ND
2015-06-30	141502766-3	ND
2015-06-30	141502766	ND
2015-06-30	141502766-2	ND
2015-07-02	141502803	ND
2015-07-02	141502805-2	ND
2015-07-02	141502805-3	ND
2015-07-02	141502803-5	ND
2015-07-02	141502803-2	ND
2015-07-02	141502803-3	ND
2015-07-02	141502805-5	ND
2015-07-02	141502803-4	ND
2015-08-28	141503861-2	ND
2015-08-28	141503861-3	ND
2015-08-28	141503861-0004	ND
2015-08-28	141503861-0003	ND
2015-08-28	141503861-0001	ND
2015-08-28	141503861-4	ND
2015-08-28	141503861-0002	ND
2015-08-28	14503861-5	ND
2015-08-28	141503861-0005	ND
2015-08-28	141503861	ND
2015-12-22	EDTN-02	ND
2015-12-22	HATN-01	ND