Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Germanium

Lamar, Town of

NOTE: Lamar, Town of purchases water from Darlington County W&SA which is required to test for germanium. Sample information shown below was taken by Darlington County W&SA.

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

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2015ND20ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND60ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Lamar, Town of purchases water from Darlington County W&SA which is required to test for germanium. Sample information shown below was taken by Darlington County W&SA.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-02-264210140ND
2019-02-264210064ND
2019-02-264210056ND
2019-08-204394132ND
2019-08-204394138ND
2019-08-204394174ND