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Asbestos

Big Oak Mobile Home Park

NOTE: Big Oak Mobile Home Park purchases water from West Harrison Water Supply Corporation which is required to test for asbestos. Sample information shown below was taken by West Harrison Water Supply Corporation.

Asbestos is a mineral fiber introduced into water by the dissolution of asbestos-containing minerals and from decay of asbestos cement in water mains. Asbestos causes cancer when ingested or inhaled.

 

1

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
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND10ND
2023N/A00N/A

MFL = million fibers per liter

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 7 MFL

The legal limit for asbestos, established in 1991, was based on toxicity studies in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s.

MFL = million fibers per liter

All test results

NOTE: Big Oak Mobile Home Park purchases water from West Harrison Water Supply Corporation which is required to test for asbestos. Sample information shown below was taken by West Harrison Water Supply Corporation.

Date Lab ID Result
2022-03-16CAL22032423ND