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Asbestos

Summit Township Water Authority

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

Asbestos is a mineral fiber introduced into water by the dissolution of asbestos-containing minerals and from decay of asbestos cement in water mains. Asbestos causes cancer when ingested or inhaled.

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND30ND
2023N/A00N/A

MFL = million fibers per liter

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 7 MFL

The legal limit for asbestos, established in 1991, was based on toxicity studies in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s.

MFL = million fibers per liter

All test results

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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-083849237ND
2018-05-213941494ND
2018-08-214030528ND
2019-05-214302834ND
2019-09-104415524ND
2020-03-1921954362.00ND
2020-05-1822335885.00ND
2021-04-0624174227.00ND
2021-05-1924561025.00ND
2022-04-1226769995.00ND
2022-05-1726770000.00ND