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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chromium (total)

Savannah - Main

Chromium is a naturally occurring metal, but industrial uses can elevate its levels in water. One form, hexavalent chromium, causes cancer. Total chromium is not a good indicator of the amount of hexavalent chromium in drinking water.

 

56

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0412 ppb341ND - 1.40 ppb
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND220ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 100 ppb

The legal limit for total chromium, established in 1991, was based on a 1958 toxicity study in laboratory animals, and applies to both the less-toxic trivalent chromium and the more-toxic hexavalent chromium forms of this compound. This limit does not protect against the risk of cancer from ingestion of hexavalent chromium.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-2735124105011AMND
2014-01-2735124105001AMND
2014-01-2735124105003AMND
2014-01-2735124105009AMND
2014-01-2735124105013AMND
2014-01-2735124105007AMND
2014-04-23AI38703ND
2014-04-23AI38699ND
2014-04-23AI38700ND
2014-04-23AI38701ND
2014-04-23AI38702ND
2014-04-23AI38704ND
2014-04-23AI38705ND
2014-04-23AI38707ND
2014-04-23AI38708ND
2014-04-23AI38706ND
2014-05-01AI39364ND
2014-05-01AI39365ND
2014-05-06AI39866ND
2014-05-06AI39867ND
2014-05-06AI39868ND
2014-05-06AI39869ND
2014-05-06AI39870ND
2014-05-06AI39871ND
2014-05-06AI39872ND
2014-05-06AI39873ND
2014-05-06AI39874ND
2014-05-06AI39875ND
2014-07-0935145505007AMND
2014-07-0935145505001AMND
2014-07-0935145505005AMND
2014-07-0935145505010AMND
2014-07-0935145505003AMND
2014-08-2635152407001AM1.40 ppb
2017-06-01AJ56453ND
2017-06-01AJ56452ND
2017-06-01AJ56451ND
2017-06-01AJ56450ND
2017-06-01AJ56454ND
2017-06-08AJ57206ND
2017-06-08AJ57205ND
2017-06-08AJ57204ND
2017-06-08AJ57203ND
2017-06-08AJ57202ND
2017-06-08AJ57201ND
2017-06-13AJ57555ND
2017-06-13AJ57544ND
2017-06-13AJ57549ND
2017-06-13AJ57550ND
2017-06-13AJ57551ND
2017-06-20AJ58129ND
2017-06-20AJ58128ND
2017-07-06AJ59417ND
2017-07-06AJ59416ND
2017-08-03AJ62816ND
2017-08-07AJ63152ND