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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chromium (total)

Buckeye Water District 50

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.

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32

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.155 ppb42ND - 0.320 ppb
2015ND140ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND140ND
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
2014-07-2235147303003AM0.300 ppb
2014-07-2235147303001AMND
2014-07-2235147303007AM0.320 ppb
2014-07-2235147303005AMND
2015-01-2035172136001AMND
2015-01-2035172136005AMND
2015-01-2035172136007AMND
2015-01-2035172136003AMND
2015-11-0235215208001ND
2015-11-0235215208002ND
2015-11-0235215208003ND
2015-11-0235215208004ND
2015-11-0235215208005ND
2015-11-0235215208005ND
2015-11-0235215208004ND
2015-11-0235215208003ND
2015-11-0235215208002ND
2015-11-0235215208001ND
2018-02-0835373341003ND
2018-02-0835373341005ND
2018-02-0835373341004ND
2018-02-0835373341002ND
2018-02-0835373341001ND
2018-02-0835373341005ND
2018-02-0835373341004ND
2018-02-0835373341003ND
2018-02-0835373341002ND
2018-02-0835373341001ND
2018-06-2835401297001ND
2018-06-2835401297002ND
2018-06-2835401297001ND
2018-06-2835401297002ND