Metals · 2023

Selenium in Lompoc-city Water Utility Div — Lompoc, Ca, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.3× the limit

Lompoc-city Water Utility Div — Lompoc, Ca, CA's 2023 Selenium measurement is below the federal limit.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
City of Lompoc
1.12 ug/L
Range
City of Lompoc
7 ug/L
Average
Frick Springs
16 ug/L

Verbatim from Lompoc-city Water Utility Div — Lompoc, 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 Lompoc-city Water Utility Div — Lompoc, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Lompoc-city Water Utility Div — Lompoc, Ca, CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Selenium at 16 ug/L. Lompoc-city Water Utility Div — Lompoc, Ca, CA's 2023 Selenium measurement is below the federal limit.

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

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Selenium. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+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 Lompoc-city Water Utility Div — Lompoc, 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/lompoc-city-water-utility-div-lompoc-ca/2023/source.

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