Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cadmium

Mustang Valley Water Supply Corporation

Cadmium is a toxic metal found in food and drinking water. It has been linked to kidney toxicity, bone damage, cancer, and damage to developing fetuses.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND50ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND50ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.04 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.04 ppb for cadmium 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 internal organs.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 5 ppb

The legal limit for cadmium, established in 1991, was based on research studies of cadmium toxicity conducted in the 1970s. This limit may not fully protect against the risk of cancer due to cadmium exposure.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-20Q1806881004ND
2018-11-28Q1848373010ND
2018-11-28Q1848373011ND
2018-11-28Q1848373012ND
2018-11-28Q1848373013ND
2021-07-28Q2119759003ND
2021-07-28Q2119759004ND
2021-07-28Q2119759005ND
2021-07-28Q2119759014ND
2021-07-28Q2119759015ND