Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Molybdenum

City of La Grande

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.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20151.14 ppb2011ND - 3.58 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
2015-03-11150313022-0101.99 ppb
2015-03-11150313022-003ND
2015-03-11150313022-0011.88 ppb
2015-03-11150313022-002ND
2015-03-11150313022-0081.78 ppb
2015-03-11150313022-007ND
2015-03-11150313022-0061.79 ppb
2015-03-11150313022-0092.73 ppb
2015-03-11150313022-0043.58 ppb
2015-03-11150313022-0052.32 ppb
2015-10-07151012028-0101.86 ppb
2015-10-07151012028-0071.89 ppb
2015-10-07151012028-008ND
2015-10-07151012028-006ND
2015-10-07151012028-0051.83 ppb
2015-10-07151012028-002ND
2015-12-09151216030-0021.16 ppb
2015-12-09151216030-001ND
2015-12-09151216030-004ND
2015-12-09151216030-003ND