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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Mercury (inorganic)

City of Dodge City

Mercury is a potent neurotoxin that also damages the kidneys and other internal organs. Mercury enters drinking water from industrial pollution, mining wastes and coal-fired power plants.

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29

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND130ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND10ND
2019ND130ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 1.2 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 1.2 ppb for mercury (inorganic) was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against harm to internal organs.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 2 ppb

The legal limit for inorganic mercury, established in 1991, was based on toxicity studies conducted in laboratory animals in the 1970s and 1980s. This limit does not include any additional consideration of children’s health.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-2845995ND
2015-02-17281204ND
2016-01-26481012ND
2016-01-26481050ND
2016-01-26481049ND
2016-01-26481048ND
2016-01-26481041ND
2016-01-26481040ND
2016-01-26481039ND
2016-01-26481038ND
2016-01-26481037ND
2016-01-26481036ND
2016-01-26481015ND
2016-01-26481014ND
2016-01-26481013ND
2018-02-12907810ND
2019-01-141105086ND
2019-01-141105085ND
2019-01-141105084ND
2019-01-141105083ND
2019-01-141105082ND
2019-01-141105081ND
2019-01-141105080ND
2019-01-141105079ND
2019-01-141105078ND
2019-01-141105077ND
2019-01-141105076ND
2019-01-141105075ND
2019-01-221108326ND