Metals · 2023
Arsenic in Nashville, TN tap water
Nashville, TN's 2023 Arsenic measurement is below the federal limit of 0.01 mg/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Metro Water Services | 0.0001 mg/L | 0.01 mg/L MCL |
Range System-wide | 0.0001–0.0001 mg/L | 0.01 mg/L MCL |
Verbatim from Nashville, TN's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Arsenic
A naturally occurring element that also enters water from industry and agriculture.
A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure is linked to skin, bladder, and lung cancer.
People also ask
+Is there Arsenic in Nashville, TN tap water?
Yes — Nashville, TN's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Arsenic at 0.0001 mg/L. Nashville, TN's 2023 Arsenic measurement is below the federal limit of 0.01 mg/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Arsenic in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Arsenic is 0.01 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Arsenic?
A naturally occurring element that also enters water from industry and agriculture. A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure is linked to skin, bladder, and lung cancer.
+Where does this Arsenic measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Arsenic entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Nashville, TN 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/tn/nashville/2023/source.