Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Lithium

Othello Water Department

Lithium occurs naturally in soil and rock. It is a pollutant from mining and industrial manufacturing of metals, ceramics and batteries. Ingesting too much lithium can lead to symptoms like abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting.

 

14

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
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A
202429.0 ppb141413.5 ppb - 43.1 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2024-01-23112476P13.5 ppb
2024-01-23112477P35.0 ppb
2024-01-23112478P43.0 ppb
2024-01-23112479P14.3 ppb
2024-01-23112480P22.0 ppb
2024-01-23112481P26.9 ppb
2024-01-23112482P31.4 ppb
2024-07-22118853P15.4 ppb
2024-07-22118854P36.9 ppb
2024-07-22118855P43.1 ppb
2024-07-22118856P14.6 ppb
2024-07-22118857P38.5 ppb
2024-07-22118858P32.7 ppb
2024-07-22118859P38.2 ppb