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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chromium (total)

Town of Payson

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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71

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0114 ppb663ND - 0.330 ppb
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND50ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
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
2014-06-02201406030497AMND
2014-06-02201406030508AMND
2014-06-02201406030495AMND
2014-06-02201406030506AMND
2014-06-02201406030468AMND
2014-06-03201406040655AMND
2014-06-03201406040665AMND
2014-06-03201406040424AMND
2014-06-03201406040610AMND
2014-06-04201406050170AMND
2014-06-04201406050189AMND
2014-06-04201406050221AMND
2014-06-04201406050225AMND
2014-06-04201406050210AMND
2014-06-09201406100337AMND
2014-06-09201406100392AMND
2014-06-09201406100043AMND
2014-06-09201406100335AMND
2014-06-16201406170268AMND
2014-06-16201406170306AMND
2014-06-16201406170309AMND
2014-06-16201406170314AMND
2014-06-16201406170275AMND
2014-06-17201406180470AMND
2014-06-17201406180504AMND
2014-06-17201406180562AMND
2014-06-17201406180455AMND
2014-06-18201406190521AMND
2014-06-18201406190432AMND
2014-06-18201406190440AMND
2014-06-18201406190405AMND
2014-06-18201406190411AMND
2014-06-18201406190401AMND
2014-12-03201412040562AMND
2014-12-03201412040499AMND
2014-12-03201412040501AMND
2014-12-03201412040384AMND
2014-12-03201412040279AMND
2014-12-03201412040542AMND
2014-12-04201412050397AM0.220 ppb
2014-12-04201412050490AMND
2014-12-08201412100809AMND
2014-12-08201412110690AMND
2014-12-08201412100435AMND
2014-12-08201412100584AM0.200 ppb
2014-12-09201412110242AMND
2014-12-09201412100847AMND
2014-12-09201412110340AMND
2014-12-09201412100793AMND
2014-12-09201412100737AMND
2014-12-10201412110782AMND
2014-12-10201412110609AMND
2014-12-10201412110648AMND
2014-12-10201412110614AMND
2014-12-15201412160701AMND
2014-12-15201412160310AMND
2014-12-15201412160729AM0.330 ppb
2014-12-16201412170429AMND
2014-12-16201412170517AMND
2014-12-16201412170514AMND
2014-12-16201412170439AMND
2014-12-16201412170681AMND
2014-12-17201412180418AMND
2014-12-17201412180411AMND
2014-12-17201412180510AMND
2014-12-29201412300380AMND
2016-06-01550-64214-5ND
2016-06-01550-64214-1ND
2016-06-01550-64214-4ND
2016-06-01550-64214-3ND
2016-06-01550-64214-2ND