Metals · 1995

Lead in Mildred L Day School - Arundel, ME tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.7× the limit

Mildred L Day School - Arundel, ME's 1995 Lead measurement is below the federal limit of 0.015 mg/L (Action level).

The measurement

StatisticValue
90th percentile
At the tap
0.011 mg/L

Verbatim from Mildred L Day School - Arundel, ME's 1995 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.

People also ask

+Is there Lead in Mildred L Day School - Arundel, ME tap water?

Yes — Mildred L Day School - Arundel, ME's 1995 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lead at 0.011 mg/L. Mildred L Day School - Arundel, ME's 1995 Lead measurement is below the federal limit of 0.015 mg/L (Action level).

+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 1995 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Mildred L Day School - Arundel, ME 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/me/mildred-l-day-school-arundel/1995/source.

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