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Lead in AS

Of the 10 water suppliers tested for Lead in AS, 1 exceeded the lead action level (10%).

10%
of suppliers exceeded the lead action level
10
suppliers tested

What is Lead?

Lead is a neurotoxin with no known safe level. It usually enters water from old service lines and household plumbing rather than the source, so results vary system to system. The EPA acts when the 90th-percentile sample exceeds 0.015 mg/L.

Water suppliers

Lead value per supplier, LCR compliance samples. EPA action level — 0.015 mg/L at the 90th percentile. Suppliers that exceeded the lead action level are highlighted and listed first. “Not detected” means the contaminant was measured but not found.
SupplierCityPopulationLead (mg/L)
Central Asg Tutuila 45,315 0.0230 mg/L
Aoa Asg Aoa 344 0.0030 mg/L
Aunuu Asg Aunu'U 402 0.0020 mg/L
Vatia Asg Vatia 460 0.0011 mg/L
Fagasa Asg Fagasa 577 0.00069 mg/L
Afono Asg Afono 327 0.00061 mg/L
Fitiuta Asg Fitiuta 213 0.00060 mg/L
Masefau Asg Masefau, Masausi & Sailele 457 0.00050 mg/L
Ofu - Olosega Asg Ofu - Olosega 270 0.00050 mg/L
Tau-Faleasao Asg Ta'U & Faleasao 236 0.00050 mg/L