Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Lithium

City of West Richland

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.

 

7

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
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND100ND
202415.0 ppb74ND - 31.9 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2024-02-28K2402128-00322.7 ppb
2024-02-28K2402128-00531.3 ppb
2024-02-28K2402128-001ND
2024-03-26K2403196-001ND
2024-06-27K2406695-00319.2 ppb
2024-06-27K2406695-00531.9 ppb
2024-06-27K2406695-001ND