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Germanium

Belle Vernon Borough Municipal Authority

NOTE: Belle Vernon Borough Municipal Authority purchases water from Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County - Yough Plant which is required to test for germanium. Sample information shown below was taken by Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County - Yough Plant.

Germanium is a naturally occuring element used as a component in semiconductors and fiber optics. Excessive exposures to germanium may harm the kidneys.

 

8

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
2018ND40ND
2019ND20ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Belle Vernon Borough Municipal Authority purchases water from Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County - Yough Plant which is required to test for germanium. Sample information shown below was taken by Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County - Yough Plant.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-04-17U8D0048-01ND
2018-04-17U8D0048-02ND
2018-07-178074267-01AND
2018-07-178074267-02AND
2018-10-178100378-01AND
2018-10-178100378-02AND
2019-01-144176130ND
2019-01-154176494ND