Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cadmium

City of Sanger

NOTE: City of Sanger purchases water from Utrwd Regional Water Treatment Plant which is required to test for cadmium. Sample information shown below was taken by Utrwd Regional Water Treatment Plant.

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
2018ND20ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND40ND
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: City of Sanger purchases water from Utrwd Regional Water Treatment Plant which is required to test for cadmium. Sample information shown below was taken by Utrwd Regional Water Treatment Plant.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-13Q1805957002ND
2018-09-25Q1838256002ND
2019-03-07Q1909910003ND
2019-10-02Q1971112002ND
2020-03-09Q2008448002ND
2020-08-18Q2032859007ND
2021-02-23Q2104596002ND
2021-09-27Q2126305007ND
2022-01-25Q2202436002ND
2022-09-15Q2227673009ND
2023-03-07Q2308901003ND
2023-08-02Q2331445007ND