Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Molybdenum

Trumbull County - Bazetta/champion

Molybdenum is a metal that occurs naturally in soil, minerals and water. People who ingest large amounts can have increased levels of uric acid and gout-like symptoms.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.679 ppb84ND - 1.49 ppb
20151.000 ppb221.000 ppb
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 40 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 40 ppb for molybdenum was defined by the Environmental Protection Agency as a benchmark for testing under the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule program. This health guideline protects against metabolic changes and excess formation of uric acid in the blood.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-02-12104897QND
2014-02-12304801PND
2014-05-14106961PND
2014-05-14307038PND
2014-08-13308915P1.40 ppb
2014-08-13108914P1.49 ppb
2014-11-13309767P1.24 ppb
2014-11-13109692F1.30 ppb