Lithium
Santa Clara Valley Water District
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.
76
Samples
0
Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)
0
Samples exceeding
health guidelines
Testing results - average by year
| Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2.27 ppb | 38 | 13 | ND - 9.90 ppb |
| 2019 | 2.52 ppb | 38 | 18 | ND - 9.50 ppb |
| 2020 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 2021 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 2022 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 2023 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
ppb = parts per billion
All test results
| Date | Lab ID | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-20 | CA4310027_007_007-201802200845 | ND |
| 2018-02-20 | CA4310027_005_005-201802200958 | ND |
| 2018-02-20 | CA4310027_004_004-201802201030 | 8.40 ppb |
| 2018-02-20 | CA4310027_002_002-201802201146 | 9.90 ppb |
| 2018-02-20 | CA4310027_009_009-201802201120 | ND |
| 2018-02-20 | CA4310027_006_006-201802201025 | ND |
| 2018-02-20 | CA4310027_001_001-201802200900 | ND |
| 2018-03-27 | CA4310027_011_011-201803270833 | ND |
| 2018-05-14 | CA4310027_023_023-201805140944 | ND |
| 2018-05-14 | CA4310027_024_024-201805141015 | 5.40 ppb |
| 2018-05-14 | CA4310027_022_022-201805140926 | 5.70 ppb |
| 2018-05-15 | CA4310027_011_011-201805151713 | ND |
| 2018-05-15 | CA4310027_004_004-201805151027 | 6.90 ppb |
| 2018-05-15 | CA4310027_007_007-201805151250 | ND |
| 2018-05-15 | CA4310027_002_002-201805151115 | 5.50 ppb |
| 2018-05-15 | CA4310027_001_001-201805150858 | ND |
| 2018-05-15 | CA4310027_006_006-201805150908 | ND |
| 2018-05-15 | CA4310027_009_009-201805151124 | ND |
| 2018-05-15 | CA4310027_005_005-201805150848 | ND |
| 2018-08-21 | CA4310027_007_007-201808211125 | ND |
| 2018-08-21 | CA4310027_004_004-201808211100 | 6.80 ppb |
| 2018-08-21 | CA4310027_002_002-201808210940 | 5.30 ppb |
| 2018-08-21 | CA4310027_001_001-201808210915 | ND |
| 2018-08-21 | CA4310027_011_011-201808210935 | ND |
| 2018-08-21 | CA4310027_009_009-201808211200 | ND |
| 2018-08-21 | CA4310027_005_005-201808211304 | ND |
| 2018-08-21 | CA4310027_006_006-201808211336 | ND |
| 2018-08-22 | CA4310027_022_022-201808221055 | 6.30 ppb |
| 2018-08-22 | CA4310027_023_023-201808221448 | 6.40 ppb |
| 2018-08-22 | CA4310027_024_024-201808221017 | 5.20 ppb |
| 2018-11-06 | CA4310027_011_011-201811060920 | ND |
| 2018-11-06 | CA4310027_006_006-201811061042 | ND |
| 2018-11-06 | CA4310027_001_001-201811060930 | ND |
| 2018-11-06 | CA4310027_009_009-201811061215 | ND |
| 2018-11-06 | CA4310027_005_005-201811061025 | ND |
| 2018-11-06 | CA4310027_002_002-201811061035 | 7.10 ppb |
| 2018-11-06 | CA4310027_007_007-201811061033 | ND |
| 2018-11-06 | CA4310027_004_004-201811061115 | 7.20 ppb |
| 2019-02-19 | CA4310027_004_004-201902191046 | 0.01000 ppb |
| 2019-02-19 | CA4310027_001_001-201902190919 | ND |
| 2019-02-19 | CA4310027_009_009-201902191140 | ND |
| 2019-02-19 | CA4310027_011_011-201902190728 | ND |
| 2019-02-19 | CA4310027_002_002-201902191145 | 0.0120 ppb |
| 2019-02-19 | CA4310027_007_007-201902190950 | ND |
| 2019-02-19 | CA4310027_006_006-201902190850 | 0.00920 ppb |
| 2019-02-19 | CA4310027_005_005-201902190835 | 0.00500 ppb |
| 2019-05-21 | CA4310027_004_004-201905211126 | 9.50 ppb |
| 2019-05-21 | CA4310027_006_006-201905211106 | ND |
| 2019-05-21 | CA4310027_007_007-201905211049 | ND |
| 2019-05-21 | CA4310027_011_011-201905210851 | ND |
| 2019-05-21 | CA4310027_002_002-201905211040 | 7.90 ppb |
| 2019-05-21 | CA4310027_001_001-201905210947 | ND |
| 2019-05-21 | CA4310027_009_009-201905211240 | ND |
| 2019-05-21 | CA4310027_005_005-201905211030 | ND |
| 2019-05-22 | CA4310027_023_023-201905221032 | 5.80 ppb |
| 2019-05-22 | CA4310027_024_024-201905221140 | 5.70 ppb |
| 2019-05-22 | CA4310027_022_022-201905221228 | 6.00 ppb |
| 2019-08-20 | CA4310027_011_011-201908200654 | ND |
| 2019-08-20 | CA4310027_009_009-201908201154 | ND |
| 2019-08-20 | CA4310027_007_007-201908200955 | ND |
| 2019-08-20 | CA4310027_006_006-201908200844 | ND |
| 2019-08-20 | CA4310027_002_002-201908201040 | 7.10 ppb |
| 2019-08-20 | CA4310027_001_001-201908200920 | ND |
| 2019-08-20 | CA4310027_005_005-201908200825 | ND |
| 2019-08-20 | CA4310027_004_004-201908201100 | 8.80 ppb |
| 2019-11-19 | CA4310027_005_005-201911191045 | 5.40 ppb |
| 2019-11-19 | CA4310027_001_001-201911190930 | ND |
| 2019-11-19 | CA4310027_011_011-201911190926 | ND |
| 2019-11-19 | CA4310027_007_007-201911191207 | ND |
| 2019-11-19 | CA4310027_002_002-201911190840 | 8.70 ppb |
| 2019-11-19 | CA4310027_004_004-201911191105 | 8.50 ppb |
| 2019-11-19 | CA4310027_009_009-201911191150 | ND |
| 2019-11-19 | CA4310027_006_006-201911191101 | 5.60 ppb |
| 2019-11-20 | CA4310027_024_024-201911201036 | 6.00 ppb |
| 2019-11-20 | CA4310027_022_022-201911201115 | 5.60 ppb |
| 2019-11-20 | CA4310027_023_023-201911201000 | 5.30 ppb |