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Lithium

Rensselaer City Public Water Supply

NOTE: Rensselaer City Public Water Supply purchases water from City of Troy Public Utilities which is required to test for lithium. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Troy Public Utilities.

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.

 

2

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
2023N/A00N/A
2024ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Rensselaer City Public Water Supply purchases water from City of Troy Public Utilities which is required to test for lithium. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Troy Public Utilities.

Date Lab ID Result
2024-05-1435879582001SE1ND
2024-08-1235898601001SE2ND