Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Molybdenum

City of Bremerton

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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND80ND
2014ND80ND
2015N/A00N/A
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

Date Lab ID Result
2013-09-04WA97-13-16667-37741ND
2013-09-04WA97-SE1-13-16667-37745ND
2013-09-04WA97-SE1-13-16667-37744ND
2013-09-04WA97-SE1-13-16667-37746ND
2013-09-04WA97-SE1-13-16667-37743ND
2013-09-04WA97-13-16667-37739ND
2013-12-04WA97-SE2-13-22910-52473ND
2013-12-04WA97-SE2-13-22910-52472ND
2014-03-04WA97-SE3-14-03841-9585ND
2014-03-04WA97-SE3-14-03841-9584ND
2014-03-04WA97-SE2-14-03841-9588ND
2014-03-04WA97-SE2-14-03841-9587ND
2014-03-04WA97-SE3-14-03841-9586ND
2014-03-04WA97-SE3-14-03841-9583ND
2014-06-03WA97-SE4-14-10137-24378ND
2014-06-03WA97-SE1-14-10137-24377ND