Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Molybdenum

City of Edmonds

NOTE: City of Edmonds purchases water from Alderwood Water District which is required to test for molybdenum. Sample information shown below was taken by Alderwood Water District.

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

NOTE: City of Edmonds purchases water from Alderwood Water District which is required to test for molybdenum. Sample information shown below was taken by Alderwood Water District.

Date Lab ID Result
2013-02-11WA97-SE1-13-02418-5575ND
2013-02-11WA97-SE1-13-02416-5573ND
2013-05-08WA97-SE2-13-07881-18269ND
2013-05-08WA97-SE2-13-07884-18273ND
2013-08-15WA97-SE3-13-15249-34739ND
2013-08-15WA97-SE3-13-15249-34738ND
2013-11-06WA97-SE4-13-21199-48215ND
2013-11-06WA97-SE4-13-21199-48214ND