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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Germanium

Salt Lake City Water System

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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36

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Result
2019-12-11ND
2019-12-11ND
2020-03-10ND
2020-03-10ND
2020-03-24ND
2020-03-240.410 ppb
2020-03-24ND
2020-03-24ND
2020-03-24ND
2020-03-24ND
2020-03-24ND
2020-03-310.620 ppb
2020-03-31ND
2020-03-31ND
2020-03-31ND
2020-03-310.320 ppb
2020-04-21ND
2020-06-10ND
2020-06-10ND
2020-06-10ND
2020-09-09ND
2020-09-09ND
2020-09-09ND
2020-09-09ND
2020-09-09ND
2020-09-09ND
2020-09-15ND
2020-09-15ND
2020-09-15ND
2020-09-22ND
2020-09-23ND
2020-09-29ND
2020-09-29ND
2020-09-30ND
2020-10-130.410 ppb
2020-10-20ND