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Cadmium

Rra Arrowhead Lake Lots

NOTE: Rra Arrowhead Lake Lots purchases water from City of Wichita Falls which is required to test for cadmium. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Wichita Falls.

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.

 

12

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
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

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: Rra Arrowhead Lake Lots purchases water from City of Wichita Falls which is required to test for cadmium. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Wichita Falls.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-08-21Q1833473003ND
2018-11-14Q1846491004ND
2019-05-14Q1925075003ND
2019-08-19Q1956634003ND
2020-02-25Q2006937001ND
2020-11-10Q2044047012ND
2021-02-03Q2103346006ND
2021-08-16Q2121825005ND
2022-08-17Q2224340021ND
2022-08-17Q2224340022ND
2023-08-21Q2335127012ND
2023-08-21Q2335127013ND