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Cadmium

North Cherokee Water Supply Corporation

NOTE: North Cherokee Water Supply Corporation purchases water from City of Jacksonville which is required to test for cadmium. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Jacksonville.

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.

 

16

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: North Cherokee Water Supply Corporation purchases water from City of Jacksonville which is required to test for cadmium. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Jacksonville.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-09-13Q1836630004ND
2019-01-30Q1904613001ND
2019-01-30Q1904613022ND
2019-01-30Q1904613023ND
2019-01-30Q1904613024ND
2019-01-30Q1904613025ND
2019-07-02Q1941674006ND
2020-01-27Q2002874020ND
2021-07-12Q2118022019ND
2022-01-10Q2200509002ND
2022-04-07Q2210862001ND
2022-04-07Q2210862002ND
2022-04-07Q2210862003ND
2022-04-07Q2210862012ND
2022-12-01Q2235911002ND
2023-01-30Q2304172005ND