Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Aluminum

The Oaks Water Supply Corporation

Aluminum is a metal released from metal refineries and mining operations. Too much aluminum exposure can impair children's brain development.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20189.43 ppb31ND - 28.3 ppb
2019ND10ND
2020ND90ND
202122.8 ppb32ND - 47.6 ppb
2022ND10ND
2023ND70ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 600 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 600 ppb for aluminum was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against harm to the brain and nervous system.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-07-31AE35018ND
2018-07-31AE35019ND
2018-07-31AE3502028.3 ppb
2019-04-25AE63671ND
2021-02-24AF4410547.6 ppb
2021-02-24AF44107ND
2021-02-24AF4410820.8 ppb
2022-08-01AG06993ND