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Lithium

Naval Station, Newport

NOTE: Naval Station, Newport purchases water from City of Newport which is required to test for lithium. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Newport.

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
2024ND60ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Naval Station, Newport purchases water from City of Newport which is required to test for lithium. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Newport.

Date Lab ID Result
2023-02-08J2301899001ND
2023-02-08J2301899003ND
2023-05-31J2307887001ND
2023-05-31J2307887003ND
2023-08-23J2312381001ND
2023-08-23J2312381003ND
2023-11-16J2317253001ND
2023-11-16J2317253003ND