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Chromium (total)

Albuquerque 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.

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142

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.759 ppb299ND - 8.00 ppb
20150.945 ppb7772ND - 9.00 ppb
20160.333 ppb31ND - 1.000 ppb
20170.533 ppb309ND - 3.00 ppb
20183.50 ppb21ND - 7.00 ppb
20191.000 ppb111.000 ppb

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
2014-02-122014005190ND
2014-02-122014005194ND
2014-02-122014005193ND
2014-02-122014005195ND
2014-02-122014005205ND
2014-02-122014005192ND
2014-02-122014005191ND
2014-02-1220140051981.000 ppb
2014-02-122014005200ND
2014-02-122014005196ND
2014-02-122014005189ND
2014-02-132014005197ND
2014-02-132014005201ND
2014-02-132014005207ND
2014-02-132014005203ND
2014-02-1320140052062.00 ppb
2014-02-132014005202ND
2014-02-132014005199ND
2014-02-132014005204ND
2014-02-192014005965ND
2014-02-1920140059643.00 ppb
2014-02-1920140059671.000 ppb
2014-02-192014005963ND
2014-02-1920140059661.000 ppb
2014-02-1920140059683.00 ppb
2014-02-1920140059691.000 ppb
2014-02-1920140059702.00 ppb
2014-02-1920140059718.00 ppb
2014-02-272014006936ND
2015-02-172015006116ND
2015-03-1635179720007AM6.20 ppb
2015-03-1635179720001AM0.750 ppb
2015-03-1635179720005AM0.220 ppb
2015-03-1635179720003AM2.00 ppb
2015-03-1735179970011AM0.670 ppb
2015-03-1735179970005AM0.810 ppb
2015-03-1735179970009AM0.600 ppb
2015-03-1735179970003AM0.500 ppb
2015-03-1735179970001AM0.350 ppb
2015-03-1735179970013AM0.760 ppb
2015-03-1835180216003AM0.730 ppb
2015-03-1835180216005AM0.580 ppb
2015-03-1835180216017AM0.900 ppb
2015-03-1835180216013AM0.420 ppb
2015-03-1835180216019AM0.720 ppb
2015-03-1835180216015AM0.780 ppb
2015-03-1835180216009AM0.530 ppb
2015-03-1835180216011AM0.520 ppb
2015-03-1835180216021AM1.10 ppb
2015-03-1835180216007AM0.560 ppb
2015-03-1835180216001AM0.620 ppb
2015-03-1935180354005AM0.680 ppb
2015-03-1935180354009AM0.860 ppb
2015-03-1935180354001AM0.840 ppb
2015-03-1935180354007AM0.590 ppb
2015-03-2335180758013AM0.820 ppb
2015-03-2335180758015AM0.710 ppb
2015-03-2335180758009AMND
2015-03-2335180758001AM0.830 ppb
2015-03-2335180758003AM0.640 ppb
2015-03-2335180758011AM0.400 ppb
2015-05-0635187370010AMND
2015-05-0635187370003AM0.220 ppb
2015-05-0635187370001AM2.00 ppb
2015-05-0635187370007AM0.770 ppb
2015-05-0635187370005AM0.970 ppb
2015-06-1635193353001AM0.660 ppb
2015-06-1635193353003AM0.680 ppb
2015-09-0335205921003AM9.00 ppb
2015-09-0335205921005AM2.80 ppb
2015-09-0335205921001AM1.50 ppb
2015-09-1035206891003AM0.680 ppb
2015-09-1035206891007AM3.00 ppb
2015-09-1035206891001AM3.20 ppb
2015-09-1035206891009AMND
2015-09-1035206891011AM0.720 ppb
2015-09-1035206891005AM0.490 ppb
2015-09-1435207274005AM0.610 ppb
2015-09-1435207274001AMND
2015-09-1435207274003AM0.490 ppb
2015-09-1435207274007AM0.660 ppb
2015-09-1535207531003AM0.670 ppb
2015-09-1535207531005AM0.660 ppb
2015-09-1535207531001AM0.620 ppb
2015-09-1535207531007AM0.540 ppb
2015-09-1635207674001AM0.650 ppb
2015-09-1635207674005AM0.740 ppb
2015-09-1635207674003AM0.710 ppb
2015-09-1635207674007AM0.460 ppb
2015-09-1735208047001AM0.680 ppb
2015-09-1735208047003AM0.690 ppb
2015-09-1735208047007AM0.650 ppb
2015-09-1735208047005AM0.580 ppb
2015-09-2135208332003AM0.720 ppb
2015-09-2135208332005AM0.680 ppb
2015-09-2135208332001AM0.540 ppb
2015-09-2135208332007AM0.680 ppb
2015-09-2235208592005AM0.710 ppb
2015-09-2235208592001AM0.320 ppb
2015-09-2235208592003AM1.20 ppb
2015-09-2235208592007AM0.640 ppb
2015-09-2335208813005AM0.910 ppb
2015-09-2335208813001AM0.740 ppb
2015-09-2335208813003AM0.950 ppb
2015-12-1435221127001AM1.000 ppb
2015-12-1435221127003AM0.920 ppb
2016-01-142016001390ND
2016-03-212016008116ND
2016-09-0920160263821.000 ppb
2017-02-282017005862ND
2017-02-282017005860ND
2017-02-282017005859ND
2017-02-282017005861ND
2017-03-022017006188ND
2017-03-022017006189ND
2017-03-022017006191ND
2017-03-022017006190ND
2017-03-072017006554ND
2017-03-072017006553ND
2017-03-072017006555ND
2017-03-072017006556ND
2017-03-092017006910ND
2017-03-0920170069092.00 ppb
2017-03-0920170069083.00 ppb
2017-03-092017006907ND
2017-03-1420170073112.00 ppb
2017-03-1420170073102.00 ppb
2017-03-1420170073131.000 ppb
2017-03-1420170073121.000 ppb
2017-03-142017007309ND
2017-03-1620170076382.00 ppb
2017-03-162017007639ND
2017-03-162017007642ND
2017-03-1620170076412.00 ppb
2017-03-162017007640ND
2017-05-092017013862ND
2017-05-092017013864ND
2017-05-0920170138631.000 ppb
2017-05-242017015725ND
2018-05-072018012860ND
2018-10-3120180310847.00 ppb
2019-02-1220190036451.000 ppb