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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chromium (total)

South Claiborne Water System

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.

 

30

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND120ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND180ND
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
2014-06-02AD91985ND
2014-06-02AD91975ND
2014-06-02AD91970ND
2014-06-02AD91965ND
2014-06-02AD91980ND
2014-06-02AD91985ND
2014-06-02AD91990ND
2014-06-02AD91980ND
2014-06-02AD91975ND
2014-06-02AD91970ND
2014-06-02AD91990ND
2014-06-02AD91965ND
2017-05-1535313029002ND
2017-05-1535313029001ND
2017-05-1535313029002ND
2017-05-1535313029007ND
2017-05-1535313029006ND
2017-05-1535313029005ND
2017-05-1535313029004ND
2017-05-1535313029003ND
2017-05-1535313029001ND
2017-05-1535313029003ND
2017-05-1535313029004ND
2017-05-1535313029005ND
2017-05-1535313029006ND
2017-05-1535313029007ND
2017-07-1335324317027ND
2017-07-1335324317028ND
2017-07-1335324317027ND
2017-07-1335324317028ND