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Lithium

Summit Township Water Authority

NOTE: Summit Township Water Authority purchases water from Erie City Water Authority which is required to test for lithium. Sample information shown below was taken by Erie City Water Authority.

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.

 

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
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND80ND
2024ND50ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Summit Township Water Authority purchases water from Erie City Water Authority which is required to test for lithium. Sample information shown below was taken by Erie City Water Authority.

Date Lab ID Result
2023-01-31810-52042-1ND
2023-02-2090001/CHESTNUT PLANT EPND
2023-04-04810-58507-1ND
2023-04-18810-60273-1ND
2023-07-18810-70315-1ND
2023-09-14810-77835-1ND
2023-10-03810-80070-1ND
2023-10-18810-82182-1ND