Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cadmium

Paw Glen Alsace Div

Cadmium is a toxic metal found in food and drinking water. It has been linked to kidney toxicity, bone damage, cancer, and damage to developing fetuses.

 

26

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND90ND
2019ND50ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND120ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.04 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.04 ppb for cadmium was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against harm to internal organs.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 5 ppb

The legal limit for cadmium, established in 1991, was based on research studies of cadmium toxicity conducted in the 1970s. This limit may not fully protect against the risk of cancer due to cadmium exposure.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-08-0240643501ND
2018-08-0240642701ND
2018-08-0240643701ND
2018-08-0240643801ND
2018-08-0940644501ND
2018-08-0940644301ND
2018-08-0940644001ND
2018-08-0940643301ND
2018-08-0940644701ND
2019-07-2245717501ND
2019-07-2245717601ND
2019-07-2245717401ND
2019-07-2946133302ND
2019-07-3046200001ND
2021-09-1625264368.00ND
2021-09-1625264380.00ND
2021-09-1625264392.00ND
2021-09-1625264296.00ND
2021-09-1625264416.00ND
2021-09-1625264308.00ND
2021-09-2325264404.00ND
2021-09-2325264320.00ND
2021-09-2325264332.00ND
2021-09-2325264344.00ND
2021-09-2325264356.00ND
2021-12-1625807879.00ND