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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Asbestos

City of Lake Charles Water System

Asbestos is a mineral fiber introduced into water by the dissolution of asbestos-containing minerals and from decay of asbestos cement in water mains. Asbestos causes cancer when ingested or inhaled.

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54

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
2019ND540ND

MFL = million fibers per liter

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 7 MFL

The legal limit for asbestos, established in 1991, was based on toxicity studies in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s.

MFL = million fibers per liter

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-11-1835513355003ND
2019-11-1835513355002ND
2019-11-1835513355001ND
2019-11-1835513355003ND
2019-11-1835513355002ND
2019-11-1835513355001ND
2019-11-2035514153001ND
2019-11-2035514153001ND
2019-12-0235515802002ND
2019-12-0235515802001ND
2019-12-0235515802001ND
2019-12-0235515802002ND
2019-12-0935517594006ND
2019-12-0935517594002ND
2019-12-0935517594005ND
2019-12-0935517594004ND
2019-12-0935517594003ND
2019-12-0935517538001ND
2019-12-0935517594007ND
2019-12-0935517631001ND
2019-12-0935517631002ND
2019-12-0935517631003ND
2019-12-0935517631004ND
2019-12-0935517631005ND
2019-12-0935517631006ND
2019-12-0935517631007ND
2019-12-0935517631008ND
2019-12-0935517631009ND
2019-12-0935517631010ND
2019-12-0935517631011ND
2019-12-0935517538002ND
2019-12-0935517538002ND
2019-12-0935517594001ND
2019-12-0935517594002ND
2019-12-0935517594003ND
2019-12-0935517594004ND
2019-12-0935517594005ND
2019-12-0935517594006ND
2019-12-0935517594007ND
2019-12-0935517631001ND
2019-12-0935517631002ND
2019-12-0935517631003ND
2019-12-0935517631004ND
2019-12-0935517631005ND
2019-12-0935517631006ND
2019-12-0935517631007ND
2019-12-0935517631008ND
2019-12-0935517631009ND
2019-12-0935517631010ND
2019-12-0935517631011ND
2019-12-0935517538001ND
2019-12-0935517594001ND
2019-12-1835520593001ND
2019-12-1835520593001ND