Germanium

City of Watauga

NOTE: City of Watauga purchases water from City of North Richland Hills which is required to test for germanium. Sample information shown below was taken by City of North Richland Hills.

Germanium is a naturally occuring element used as a component in semiconductors and fiber optics. Excessive exposures to germanium may harm the kidneys.

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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Range of results
2014	N/A	0	N/A
2015	N/A	0	N/A
2016	N/A	0	N/A
2017	N/A	0	N/A
2018	N/A	0	N/A
2019	ND	8	ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: City of Watauga purchases water from City of North Richland Hills which is required to test for germanium. Sample information shown below was taken by City of North Richland Hills.

Date	Lab ID	Result
2019-11-11	201911120287	ND
2019-11-11	201911120296	ND
2020-02-04	202002050567	ND
2020-02-04	202002050638	ND
2020-05-11	202005120286	ND
2020-05-11	202005120274	ND
2020-08-10	202008110078	ND
2020-08-10	202008110197	ND