Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cadmium

City of Oyster Creek

NOTE: City of Oyster Creek purchases water from Brazosport Water Authority which is required to test for cadmium. Sample information shown below was taken by Brazosport Water Authority.

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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

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

NOTE: City of Oyster Creek purchases water from Brazosport Water Authority which is required to test for cadmium. Sample information shown below was taken by Brazosport Water Authority.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-22AE09438ND
2019-01-10AE49304ND
2020-03-17AF03215ND
2021-01-21AF40256ND
2022-01-24AF81210ND
2023-05-15AG40414ND