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Chromium (total)

Bertie County Regional Water

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.

 

58

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND340ND
2015ND50ND
2016ND50ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND50ND
2019ND50ND

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
2014-01-068802-010614-E02IND
2014-01-068802-010614-E01IND
2014-03-112990306ND
2014-03-112990327ND
2014-03-112990284ND
2014-03-112990339ND
2014-03-172993717ND
2014-03-172993464ND
2014-03-172993518ND
2014-03-182993442ND
2014-03-182993834ND
2014-03-182993787ND
2014-03-182993843ND
2014-03-192994701ND
2014-03-192994869ND
2014-03-192994643ND
2014-03-192994697ND
2014-09-173106687ND
2014-09-173106411ND
2014-09-173106405ND
2014-09-173106732ND
2014-09-173106683ND
2014-09-173106736ND
2014-09-183107749ND
2014-09-183107503ND
2014-09-183107514ND
2014-09-183107552ND
2014-09-183107792ND
2014-09-183107913ND
2014-09-183107542ND
2014-09-183107491ND
2014-09-183107533ND
2014-11-108802-111014-E13IND
2014-11-108802-111014-E14IND
2015-02-09ND
2015-04-14ND
2015-04-15ND
2015-04-28ND
2015-04-28ND
2016-01-118802-011116-E02IND
2016-04-218802-042116-E3BIND
2016-04-218802-042116-E12IND
2016-04-218802-042116-E11IND
2016-04-218802-042116-E10IND
2017-01-198802-011917-E02IND
2017-01-198802-011917-E01IND
2017-11-028802-110217-E14IND
2017-11-028802-110217-E13IND
2018-04-048802-040418-E06IND
2018-04-048802-040418-E7AIND
2018-04-098802-040918-E04IND
2018-04-098802-040918-E08IND
2018-11-158802-111518-E09IND
2019-01-238802-012319-E02IND
2019-04-178802-041719-E3BIND
2019-04-178802-041719-E12IND
2019-04-178802-041719-E11IND
2019-04-178802-041719-E10IND