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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Germanium

Fairburn

NOTE: Fairburn purchases water from Atlanta which is required to test for germanium. Sample information shown below was taken by Atlanta.

Germanium is a naturally occuring element used as a component in semiconductors and fiber optics. Excessive exposures to germanium may harm the kidneys.

 

12

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
2018ND30ND
2019ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Fairburn purchases water from Atlanta which is required to test for germanium. Sample information shown below was taken by Atlanta.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-04-243919697ND
2018-04-243919720ND
2018-04-243919693ND
2018-07-163990714ND
2018-07-163990719ND
2018-07-173992415ND
2018-10-244100388ND
2018-10-244100311ND
2018-10-244100413ND
2019-01-164175873ND
2019-01-164175916ND
2019-01-164175884ND