Metals · 1994

Lead in Exxon Mobil Oil Refinery, IL tap water

Over the federal limit· 1.8× the limit

Exxon Mobil Oil Refinery, IL's 1994 Consumer Confidence Report shows Lead at or above the federal limit (0.015 mg/L Action level). Measured value is 1.8× the threshold.

The measurement

StatisticValue
90th percentile
At the tap
0.027 mg/L

Verbatim from Exxon Mobil Oil Refinery, IL's 1994 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Lead

A toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures.

There is no safe level of lead; it harms brain development in children and raises blood pressure in adults. The EPA sets an action level, not a health goal above zero.

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People also ask

+Is there Lead in Exxon Mobil Oil Refinery, IL tap water?

Yes — Exxon Mobil Oil Refinery, IL's 1994 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lead at 0.027 mg/L. Exxon Mobil Oil Refinery, IL's 1994 Consumer Confidence Report shows Lead at or above the federal limit (0.015 mg/L Action level). Measured value is 1.8× the threshold.

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

The federal Action level for Lead is 0.015 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Lead?

A toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. There is no safe level of lead; it harms brain development in children and raises blood pressure in adults. The EPA sets an action level, not a health goal above zero.

+Where does this Lead measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Lead entry from the 1994 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Exxon Mobil Oil Refinery, IL 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/il/exxon-mobil-oil-refinery/1994/source.

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