Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Aluminum

Windfern Forest Utility District

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
2018110.2 ppb174ND - 694.0 ppb
201930.0 ppb21ND - 59.9 ppb
2020244.4 ppb155ND - 3,430.0 ppb
2021118.0 ppb165ND - 1,640.0 ppb
202217.7 ppb21ND - 35.4 ppb
2023238.6 ppb155ND - 3,360.0 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
2019-08-22AE80140ND
2019-08-22AE8014159.9 ppb
2022-02-16AF8517535.4 ppb
2022-02-16AF85176ND