Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Germanium

Naval Air Station/whidbey Island

NOTE: Naval Air Station/whidbey Island purchases water from City of Oak Harbor which is required to test for germanium. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Oak Harbor.

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

 

4

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND30ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Naval Air Station/whidbey Island purchases water from City of Oak Harbor which is required to test for germanium. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Oak Harbor.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-06-1819-22301-43579ND
2019-09-1019-34698-67034ND
2019-12-1719-47900-93017ND
2020-03-1020-08660-16906ND