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Chromium (total)

Aloha Gardens Utilities

NOTE: Aloha Gardens Utilities purchases water from PCUD-Pasco County Regional Public Water System which is required to test for chromium (total). Sample information shown below was taken by PCUD-Pasco County Regional Public 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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND10ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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

NOTE: Aloha Gardens Utilities purchases water from PCUD-Pasco County Regional Public Water System which is required to test for chromium (total). Sample information shown below was taken by PCUD-Pasco County Regional Public Water System.

Date Result
2020-01-06ND
2020-01-06ND
2020-01-06ND
2020-01-071.40 ppb
2020-01-07ND
2020-01-07ND
2023-02-23ND
2023-02-27ND
2023-02-28ND
2023-03-06ND
2023-03-13ND
2023-03-20ND