Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Lithium

Harris County Water Control and Improvement District 89

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.

 

6

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
202311.9 ppb9366ND - 27.0 ppb
202419.3 ppb6617.7 ppb - 20.7 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2024-02-13113503P19.4 ppb
2024-02-13113504P17.7 ppb
2024-05-14116637P20.4 ppb
2024-05-14116638P17.7 ppb
2024-08-05119673P20.7 ppb
2024-08-05119674P19.6 ppb