WATER | Toxic Metals & Mineral Analysis | ID: 359-933
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Result Visualisation based on Drinking Water Guidelines
Aluminium: 7.8 mg/L (3900%) | Drinking Water Guideline: 0.2 mg/L | Job #: cc48_081015 | 28/09/2015 | LOD:0.05
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Arsenic: 0.0052 mg/L (52%) | Drinking Water Guideline: 0.01 mg/L | Job #: cc48_081015 | 28/09/2015 | LOD:0.001
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Barium: 0.017 mg/L (.3%) | Drinking Water Guideline: 5.6 mg/L | Job #: cc48_081015 | 28/09/2015 | LOD:0.001
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Beryllium: 0.0018 mg/L (3%) | Drinking Water Guideline: 0.06 mg/L | Job #: cc48_081015 | 28/09/2015 | LOD:0.001
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Cadmium: 0.0092 mg/L (460%) | Drinking Water Guideline: 0.002 mg/L | Job #: cc48_081015 | 28/09/2015 | LOD:0.001
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Calcium: 170 mg/L (85%) | Drinking Water Guideline: 200 mg/L | Job #: cc48_081015 | 28/09/2015 | LOD:0.050
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Cobalt: 0.028 mg/L (254.5%) | Drinking Water Guideline: 0.011 mg/L | Job #: cc48_081015 | 28/09/2015 | LOD:0.001
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Copper: 0.44 mg/L (22%) | Drinking Water Guideline: 2 mg/L | Job #: cc48_081015 | 28/09/2015 | LOD:0.001
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Iron: 16 mg/L (5333.3%) | Drinking Water Guideline: 0.3 mg/L | Job #: cc48_081015 | 28/09/2015 | LOD:0.05
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Lead: 0.043 mg/L (430%) | Drinking Water Guideline: 0.01 mg/L | Job #: cc48_081015 | 28/09/2015 | LOD:0.001
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Magnesium: 10 mg/L (20%) | Drinking Water Guideline: 50 mg/L | Job #: cc48_081015 | 28/09/2015 | LOD:0.050
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Manganese: 5.3 mg/L (1060%) | Drinking Water Guideline: 0.5 mg/L | Job #: cc48_081015 | 28/09/2015 | LOD:0.001
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Molybdenum: 0.00049 mg/L (1%) | Drinking Water Guideline: 0.05 mg/L | Job #: cc48_081015 | 28/09/2015 | LOD:0.001
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Nickel: 0.018 mg/L (18%) | Drinking Water Guideline: 0.1 mg/L | Job #: cc48_081015 | 28/09/2015 | LOD:0.001
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Potassium: 1.8 mg/L (?%) | Drinking Water Guideline: mg/L | Job #: cc48_081015 | 28/09/2015 | LOD:0.050
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Selenium: 0.002 mg/L (20%) | Drinking Water Guideline: 0.01 mg/L | Job #: cc48_081015 | 28/09/2015 | LOD:0.002
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Sodium: 3.7 mg/L (2.1%) | Drinking Water Guideline: 180 mg/L | Job #: cc48_081015 | 28/09/2015 | LOD:0.050
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Thallium: 0.00018 mg/L (9%) | Drinking Water Guideline: 0.002 mg/L | Job #: cc48_081015 | 28/09/2015 | LOD:0.001
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Vanadium: 0.0028 mg/L (1.1%) | Drinking Water Guideline: 0.26 mg/L | Job #: cc48_081015 | 28/09/2015 | LOD:0.001
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Zinc: 3 mg/L (100%) | Drinking Water Guideline: 3 mg/L | Job #: cc48_081015 | 28/09/2015 | LOD:0.005
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Getting the most from the results
The Bottom Line
The main purpose of this test is to reveal possible contamination within water of harmful toxic metals.
More than half of these metals are known to be toxic, dangerous, carcinogenic or have unknown effects on humans. Long red bars make it imperative to investigate possible contamination routes and investigate further.
Bar lengths are shown as a percentage of the maximum allowed guideline level of the particular metal. Blue bars indicate the result is under the max allowed level -i.e. under 100%
Guidelines
Contamination Guidelines set a maximum amount of heavy metal or mineral allowed in the water - expressed as mg/L
Water contamination Guidelines are available for Drinking Water, Irrigation Water and water used for Livestock. The guideline levels, however are different for the different intended water uses.
Clicking on the different guideline buttons shows the same result but visualised with the different guideline upper value
Dive Deeper
There are links within your results that take you to further information. This information is being updated regularly.
All links are in blue. Metal name links take you to the substance profile on Toxno.
Additional information includes your actual result expressed as mg of the metal per litre of water, the guideline upper value used to visualise the result, the date and lab job number and client sample details. LOD stands for "Limit of Detection"
Balance
Very toxic metals like Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic, Mercury and even Copper, don't want to be even near 100% of the allowed guideline.
It is paramount to find the source of the heavy metal contamination and if contamination exists, best to stop using the water in the interim.
We offer a wide range of water testing and visualisation options. A simple follow-up test is water quality analysis. This is useful for tank water, livestock and irrigation water. We are in the process of finalising the packages below. Contact EAL for any custom requirements. Also note that all nutrients have maximum daily intake levels called "upper limits", above which they can also become toxic.
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EAL's analytical laboratory equipment
For nearly 30 years, inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) has been gaining favor with laboratories around the world as the instrument of choice for performing trace metal analysis. ICP-MS continues to make inroads into laboratories that are requiring the lowest detection limits and the greatest level of productivity. The primary reasons for the growing popularity of ICP-MS can be summarized in a few points:• Instrument detection limits are at or below the single part per trillion (ppt) level for much of the periodic table
• Analytical working range is nine orders of magnitude
• Productivity is unsurpassed by any other technique
• Isotopic analysis can be achieved readily
Humans behind the machines - the real talent
Over years staff at EAL have developed an unparalleled passion for extracting the absolute optimun for the equipment they specialise in.
From the desk of Matt - operator of the ICP-MS equipment used for the hair analysis.
Matt is currently writing an short intoduction to some of the features of the new ICP-MS equipment used at EAL for hair water analysis. Stay tuned