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Molybdenum

Paw Penn District

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.

 

32

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.263 ppb163ND - 1.80 ppb
2015ND160ND
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
2014-10-0627102001ND
2014-10-06271018011.80 ppb
2014-10-0627101501ND
2014-10-0627101001ND
2014-10-0627102101ND
2014-10-0627101101ND
2014-10-1327101401ND
2014-10-1327101701ND
2014-10-1327100901ND
2014-10-13271012011.10 ppb
2014-10-1327102201ND
2014-10-1327101901ND
2014-10-143133171ND
2014-10-1431331231.30 ppb
2014-10-143133173ND
2014-10-143133169ND
2015-04-0328566401ND
2015-04-0328566501ND
2015-04-0328566101ND
2015-04-0328565101ND
2015-04-0328565601ND
2015-04-0328565501ND
2015-04-0328565901ND
2015-04-0728566601ND
2015-04-0728566001ND
2015-04-0728566201ND
2015-04-0728565401ND
2015-04-0728565801ND
2015-04-0728565701ND
2015-04-0828565301ND
2015-04-0828566301ND
2015-04-1728565201ND