Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cadmium

Bethany Special Utility District

NOTE: Bethany Special Utility District purchases water from Johnson County SUD which is required to test for cadmium. Sample information shown below was taken by Johnson County SUD.

Cadmium is a toxic metal found in food and drinking water. It has been linked to kidney toxicity, bone damage, cancer, and damage to developing fetuses.

 

20

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
2019ND50ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND40ND
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.04 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.04 ppb for cadmium 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 internal organs.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 5 ppb

The legal limit for cadmium, established in 1991, was based on research studies of cadmium toxicity conducted in the 1970s. This limit may not fully protect against the risk of cancer due to cadmium exposure.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Bethany Special Utility District purchases water from Johnson County SUD which is required to test for cadmium. Sample information shown below was taken by Johnson County SUD.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-02-20Q1907529010ND
2019-02-20Q1907529011ND
2019-02-20Q1907529012ND
2019-02-20Q1907529029ND
2019-02-20Q1907529030ND
2019-02-20Q1907529031ND
2019-02-20Q1907529009ND
2019-05-21Q1927429008ND
2019-05-21Q1927429009ND
2019-05-21Q1927429010ND
2022-05-04Q2213477003ND
2022-06-13Q2216387008ND
2022-06-13Q2216387009ND
2022-06-13Q2216387010ND
2022-10-27Q2232469002ND
2022-10-27Q2232469003ND
2022-10-27Q2232469004ND
2022-10-27Q2232469005ND
2022-10-27Q2232469006ND
2022-10-27Q2232469007ND