Metals · 2023

Selenium in China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station — China Lake, Ca, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.2× the limit

China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station — China Lake, Ca, CA's 2023 Selenium measurement is below the federal limit of 50 ug/L (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
System-wide
8.8 ug/L
Range
System-wide
5–33 ug/L

Verbatim from China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station — China Lake, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Selenium

A trace element from natural deposits and industrial discharge.

Essential in tiny amounts, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause hair and fingernail loss and circulatory problems.

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People also ask

+Is there Selenium in China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station — China Lake, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station — China Lake, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Selenium at 8.8 ug/L. China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station — China Lake, Ca, CA's 2023 Selenium measurement is below the federal limit of 50 ug/L (MCL).

+What's the federal limit for Selenium in drinking water?

The federal MCL for Selenium is 50 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Selenium?

A trace element from natural deposits and industrial discharge. Essential in tiny amounts, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause hair and fingernail loss and circulatory problems.

+Where does this Selenium measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Selenium entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station — China Lake, Ca, CA water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/ca/china-lake-naval-air-weapons-station-china-lake-ca/2023/source.

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