Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Aluminum

Buena Vista Bethel Special Utility District

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

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
201837.0 ppb2226.0 ppb - 48.0 ppb
201911.4 ppb43ND - 31.0 ppb
202061.5 ppb2224.0 ppb - 99.0 ppb
202159.0 ppb2229.0 ppb - 89.0 ppb
20228.20 ppb445.90 ppb - 12.0 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
2019-11-19Q19776410018.20 ppb
2019-11-19Q1977641016ND
2019-11-19Q197764102031.0 ppb
2019-11-19Q19776410216.20 ppb
2022-03-28Q220962400212.0 ppb
2022-03-28Q22096240035.90 ppb
2022-03-28Q22096240056.50 ppb
2022-03-28Q22096240068.40 ppb