Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Germanium

North City Water District

NOTE: North City Water District purchases water from Seattle Public Utilities which is required to test for germanium. Sample information shown below was taken by Seattle Public Utilities.

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

 

8

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
2018ND40ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND20ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: North City Water District purchases water from Seattle Public Utilities which is required to test for germanium. Sample information shown below was taken by Seattle Public Utilities.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-09-17B8I2043-01ND
2018-09-17B8I2043-03ND
2018-12-03B8L0258-01ND
2018-12-03B8L0258-02ND
2019-03-18B9C2258-01ND
2019-03-18B9C2258-02ND
2019-06-18B9F2369-01ND
2019-06-18B9F2369-02ND