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Octadecanoic acid

Galveston County Water Control and Improvement District 8

Octadecanoic acid, also called stearic acid, is a naturally occurring fatty acid found in animal and plant lipids.

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20183.60 ppb113.60 ppb
201912.8 ppb229.70 ppb - 15.9 ppb
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
20224.10 ppb223.80 ppb - 4.40 ppb
202311.9 ppb229.70 ppb - 14.0 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-19AE189473.60 ppb
2019-02-04AE527459.70 ppb
2019-02-04AE5275415.9 ppb
2022-02-16AF853484.40 ppb
2022-02-16AF853493.80 ppb
2023-02-08AG2812714.0 ppb
2023-02-08AG281289.70 ppb