Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Aluminum

Fayette Water Supply Corporation West

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

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND20ND
20206.73 ppb31ND - 20.2 ppb
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND20ND
20237.73 ppb31ND - 23.2 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
2019-03-19AE58975ND
2019-03-19AE58977ND
2020-02-12AE98060ND
2020-02-12AE9806120.2 ppb
2020-02-28AF00493ND
2022-05-31AF98765ND
2022-10-12AG16758ND
2023-03-09AG32346ND
2023-03-09AG3234723.2 ppb
2023-04-04AG35298ND