Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Cadmium

City of Frost

NOTE: City of Frost purchases water from City of Corsicana which is required to test for cadmium. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Corsicana.

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND10ND

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: City of Frost purchases water from City of Corsicana which is required to test for cadmium. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Corsicana.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-31Q1803716002ND
2018-01-31Q1803716008ND
2019-01-10Q1901447001ND
2019-01-10Q1901447003ND
2020-01-23Q2002752002ND
2020-01-29Q2003549002ND
2021-01-14Q2101046003ND
2021-01-14Q2101046004ND
2022-04-14Q2211615001ND
2022-04-14Q2211615012ND
2023-02-09Q2305193005ND
2023-02-09Q2305193006ND