Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Aluminum

Nash Forreston Water Supply Corporation

Aluminum is a metal released from metal refineries and mining operations. Too much aluminum exposure can impair children's brain development.

 

4

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
201934.5 ppb2228.0 ppb - 41.0 ppb
202061.5 ppb2224.0 ppb - 99.0 ppb
202112.0 ppb2212.0 ppb
202225.0 ppb2218.0 ppb - 32.0 ppb
202376.5 ppb2262.0 ppb - 91.0 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 600 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 600 ppb for aluminum 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 the brain and nervous system.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-24Q1802743005ND
2018-01-24Q1802743006ND
2021-05-05Q211158400512.0 ppb
2021-05-05Q211158400612.0 ppb