Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Molybdenum

Bonney Lake Water Department

NOTE: Bonney Lake Water Department purchases water from City of Tacoma which is required to test for molybdenum. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Tacoma.

Molybdenum is a metal that occurs naturally in soil, minerals and water. People who ingest large amounts can have increased levels of uric acid and gout-like symptoms.

 

25

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND120ND
2014ND120ND
2015ND240ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 40 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 40 ppb for molybdenum was defined by the Environmental Protection Agency as a benchmark for testing under the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule program. This health guideline protects against metabolic changes and excess formation of uric acid in the blood.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Bonney Lake Water Department purchases water from City of Tacoma which is required to test for molybdenum. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Tacoma.

Date Lab ID Result
2014-08-06201408070493AMND
2015-03-10201503120179AMND
2015-03-10201503110935AMND
2015-03-10201502170548AMND
2015-03-17201503190039AMND
2015-06-09201505060002AMND
2015-06-09201505060001AMND
2015-06-17201505060005AMND
2015-06-29201505020034AMND
2015-07-06201505020035AMND
2015-07-08201507090318AMND
2015-07-09201506300092AMND
2015-07-09201507100395AMND
2015-08-19201508200778AMND
2015-09-09201508050009AMND
2015-09-09201508050010AMND
2015-09-09201508050013AMND
2015-10-13201509250020AMND
2015-12-01201511130083AMND
2015-12-01201511130086AMND
2015-12-02201511130082AMND
2015-12-07201511130096AMND
2015-12-07201511130099AMND
2015-12-08201511130098AMND
2015-12-08201511130097AMND