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Chromium (total)

Yuima Municipal Water District Ida

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.

 

44

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND60ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND130ND
2017ND60ND
2018ND30ND
2019ND130ND

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
2014-01-142706-043-0915ND
2014-04-082706-044-0900ND
2014-05-132706-037-1000ND
2014-07-082706-020-1120ND
2014-10-092706-002-1300ND
2014-10-162706-002-0850ND
2015-03-102706-004-1130ND
2015-07-142706-042-0900ND
2015-07-142706-040-0906ND
2016-03-102706-048-1130ND
2016-04-122706-032-0825ND
2016-06-142706-006-0930ND
2016-06-142706-005-0845ND
2016-06-142706-041-0848ND
2016-06-142706-028-0810ND
2016-06-142706-029-0750ND
2016-06-142706-033-0930ND
2016-07-122706-012-0830ND
2016-07-122706-031-0945ND
2016-07-122706-007-1002ND
2016-08-092706-047-0820ND
2016-10-142706-011-1030ND
2017-01-102706-044-1120ND
2017-01-102706-043-1115ND
2017-04-112706-046-0835ND
2017-04-112706-045-0850ND
2017-05-092706-037-1050ND
2017-07-112706-020-0745ND
2018-07-102706-004-1105ND
2018-07-102706-042-0920ND
2018-07-102706-040-0930ND
2019-03-122706-048-1045ND
2019-04-092706-032-0900ND
2019-06-112706-041-0800ND
2019-06-112706-033-0845ND
2019-06-112706-029-1215ND
2019-06-112706-028-1200ND
2019-06-112706-005-1200ND
2019-07-092706-031-0730ND
2019-07-092706-047-1130ND
2019-07-092706-012-0845ND
2019-07-092706-007-0800ND
2019-07-092706-006-0800ND
2019-10-082706-011-0820ND