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Asbestos

City of Arp

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.

 

61

Samples

45

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
201819.60 MFL13130.99 MFL - 30.44 MFL
201916.14 MFL12122.36 MFL - 31.62 MFL
202012.97 MFL15151.97 MFL - 29.56 MFL
202110.19 MFL555.52 MFL - 25.33 MFL
202218.10 MFL2211.82 MFL - 24.38 MFL
20239.58 MFL14140.19 MFL - 22.23 MFL

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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-14CAL1802106514.58 MFL
2018-06-20CAL180641890.99 MFL
2018-06-20CAL1806419318.92 MFL
2018-06-20CAL180641902.96 MFL
2018-08-29CAL1808587423.28 MFL
2018-08-29CAL1808587525.33 MFL
2018-08-29CAL1808587614.19 MFL
2018-08-29CAL1808587714.58 MFL
2018-08-29CAL1808587830.44 MFL
2018-11-20CAL1811790430.15 MFL
2018-11-20CAL1811790520.29 MFL
2018-11-20CAL1811790729.56 MFL
2018-11-20CAL1811790829.56 MFL
2019-03-20CAL1903175520.49 MFL
2019-03-20CAL1903175431.62 MFL
2019-03-20CAL1903175330.15 MFL
2019-03-20CAL1903175226.35 MFL
2019-06-04CAL1906351521.67 MFL
2019-06-04CAL1906351614.38 MFL
2019-06-20CAL190640463.15 MFL
2019-09-05CAL190960822.36 MFL
2019-09-05CAL1909608511.82 MFL
2019-11-06CAL1911766611.23 MFL
2019-11-06CAL1911766910.05 MFL
2019-11-06CAL1911767010.44 MFL
2020-01-30CAL200172512.81 MFL
2020-01-30CAL200172619.11 MFL
2020-01-30CAL200172829.56 MFL
2020-04-13CAL2004245512.61 MFL
2020-04-13CAL2004245313.79 MFL
2020-04-13CAL2004245410.25 MFL
2020-08-03CAL2008555119.32 MFL
2020-08-03CAL2008555224.84 MFL
2020-08-03CAL2008555324.84 MFL
2020-09-30CAL201072255.12 MFL
2020-12-01CAL201286792.76 MFL
2020-12-01CAL201286809.85 MFL
2020-12-01CAL201286811.97 MFL
2020-12-01CAL201286824.33 MFL
2020-12-01CAL201286833.35 MFL
2021-03-22CAL210326667.68 MFL
2021-03-22CAL210326676.11 MFL
2021-09-22CAL210989715.52 MFL
2021-09-22CAL2109897225.33 MFL
2021-11-16CAL2111104286.31 MFL
2022-09-15CAL2209935124.38 MFL
2022-12-13CAL22121208611.82 MFL
2023-02-23CAL2302158810.25 MFL
2023-02-23CAL2302158914.78 MFL
2023-06-0132790440.76 MFL
2023-06-0132790592.85 MFL
2023-06-0132790690.19 MFL
2023-06-01327907522.23 MFL
2023-06-01327908522.23 MFL
2023-08-0333419387.98 MFL
2023-08-03334207511.40 MFL
2023-08-03334219310.64 MFL
2023-08-0333422268.17 MFL
2023-10-1134176202.66 MFL
2023-10-11341769310.44 MFL
2023-10-1134177709.57 MFL