Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Lithium

Harris County Municipal Utility District 5

Lithium occurs naturally in soil and rock. It is a pollutant from mining and industrial manufacturing of metals, ceramics and batteries. Ingesting too much lithium can lead to symptoms like abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting.

 

4

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
202320.3 ppb4419.4 ppb - 21.7 ppb
2024N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2023-03-13102552P21.7 ppb
2023-06-12104765P19.4 ppb
2023-09-20108198P20.0 ppb
2023-12-12111076P19.9 ppb