{"id":38169,"date":"2022-03-04T23:11:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-05T07:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nwwsd.org\/?page_id=38169"},"modified":"2022-04-15T15:10:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T22:10:16","slug":"copper","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nwwsd.org\/water\/water-facts\/copper\/","title":{"rendered":"Copper"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What is Copper?<\/h2>\n<p>Copper is a metal found in natural deposits such as ores containing other elements.<\/p>\n<h2>Uses for Copper<\/h2>\n<p>Copper is widely used in household plumbing materials.<\/p>\n<p>Action Level for Treatment Technique = 1.3 milligrams per Liter (mg\/L) or 1.3 parts per million (ppm)<\/p>\n<p>Maximum Contaminant Level Goal MCLG = 1.3 mg\/L or 1.3 ppm<\/p>\n<h2>Sources of Contamination<\/h2>\n<p>Corrosion of household plumbing systems; erosion of natural deposits<\/p>\n<h2>Health Effects<\/h2>\n<p>Some people who drink water containing copper in excess of the action level may, with short-term exposure, experience gastrointestinal distress, and with long-term exposure may experience liver or kidney damage. People with Wilson\u2019s Disease should consult their personal doctor if the amount of copper in their water exceeds the action level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Copper? Copper is a metal found in natural deposits such as ores containing other elements. Uses for Copper Copper is widely used in household plumbing materials. Action Level for Treatment Technique = 1.3 milligrams per Liter (mg\/L) or 1.3 parts per million (ppm) Maximum Contaminant Level Goal MCLG = 1.3 mg\/L or 1.3 [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":38165,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nwwsd.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38169"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nwwsd.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nwwsd.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nwwsd.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nwwsd.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38169"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.nwwsd.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39687,"href":"https:\/\/www.nwwsd.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38169\/revisions\/39687"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nwwsd.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nwwsd.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}