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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Molybdenum

Southern Okla Water Corp

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.

 

38

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
20150.459 ppb388ND - 8.12 ppb
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2015-03-025C03074-22ND
2015-03-025C03074-07ND
2015-03-025C03074-251.80 ppb
2015-03-025C03074-271.04 ppb
2015-03-025C03074-10ND
2015-03-025C03074-16ND
2015-03-025C03074-37ND
2015-03-025C03074-29ND
2015-03-025C03074-35ND
2015-03-025C03074-33ND
2015-03-025C03074-31ND
2015-03-025C03074-13ND
2015-03-025C03074-041.09 ppb
2015-03-025C03074-39ND
2015-03-025C03074-011.83 ppb
2015-03-025C03074-19ND
2015-06-015F02105-08ND
2015-06-015F02105-011.18 ppb
2015-06-015F02105-051.34 ppb
2015-06-015F02105-038.12 ppb
2015-09-145I15117-10ND
2015-09-145I15117-04ND
2015-09-145I15117-22ND
2015-09-145I15117-13ND
2015-09-145I15117-31ND
2015-09-145I15117-39ND
2015-09-145I15117-33ND
2015-09-145I15117-37ND
2015-09-145I15117-29ND
2015-09-145I15117-35ND
2015-09-145I15117-19ND
2015-09-145I15117-16ND
2015-09-225I22073-01ND
2015-10-065J06078-01ND
2015-12-075L08085-07ND
2015-12-075L08085-09ND
2015-12-075L08085-04ND
2015-12-075L08085-011.03 ppb