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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chromium (total)

Clear Brook City MUD

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.

 

26

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND70ND
20150.0286 ppb142ND - 0.200 ppb
2016ND20ND
2017ND10ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND20ND

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
2014-05-21AC54844ND
2014-11-20Q1456913003ND
2014-11-20Q1456913009ND
2014-11-20Q1456913007ND
2014-11-20Q1456913011ND
2014-11-20Q1456913005ND
2014-11-20Q1456913001ND
2015-02-18Q1506435001ND
2015-02-18Q15064350050.200 ppb
2015-02-18Q1506435007ND
2015-02-18Q1506435003ND
2015-05-20Q1518555003ND
2015-05-20Q1518555001ND
2015-05-20Q1518555005ND
2015-05-20Q15185550110.200 ppb
2015-05-20Q1518555007ND
2015-05-20Q1518555009ND
2015-08-24Q1533066007ND
2015-08-24Q1533066001ND
2015-08-24Q1533066005ND
2015-08-24Q1533066003ND
2016-01-22AD19571ND
2016-04-06AD31984ND
2017-06-09AD86965ND
2019-01-29AE51865ND
2019-01-29AE51860ND