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Lithium

City of Cornelius

NOTE: City of Cornelius purchases water from City of Hillsboro which is required to test for lithium. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Hillsboro.

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.

 

4

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
2023ND20ND
2024ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: City of Cornelius purchases water from City of Hillsboro which is required to test for lithium. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Hillsboro.

Date Lab ID Result
2023-10-04PDI0004-01ND
2023-10-23PDI0004-03ND
2024-01-03PDL0009-01ND
2024-04-01PEC0007-01ND