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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chromium (total)

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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.

 

32

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND100ND
2014ND120ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND30ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND30ND

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
2013-11-20Q1314322005ND
2013-11-20Q1314322019ND
2013-11-20Q1314322013ND
2013-11-20Q1314322017ND
2013-11-20Q1314322015ND
2013-11-20Q1314322011ND
2013-11-20Q1314322009ND
2013-11-20Q1314322001ND
2013-11-20Q1314322003ND
2013-11-20Q1314322007ND
2014-03-26AC48314ND
2014-03-26AC48313ND
2014-05-20Q1416802017ND
2014-05-20Q1416802019ND
2014-05-20Q1416802015ND
2014-05-20Q1416802011ND
2014-05-20Q1416802005ND
2014-05-20Q1416802003ND
2014-05-20Q1416802009ND
2014-05-20Q1416802007ND
2014-05-20Q1416802013ND
2014-05-20Q1416802001ND
2015-01-15AC76400ND
2016-01-21AD19193ND
2016-01-21AD19190ND
2016-01-21AD19194ND
2017-05-10AD83561ND
2017-05-10AD83559ND
2017-05-10AD83560ND
2019-03-28AE60412ND
2019-03-28AE60413ND
2019-03-28AE60414ND