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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chromium (total)

Milledgeville

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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28

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND160ND
2014ND20ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
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
2013-02-072776165ND
2013-02-072776145ND
2013-02-072776149ND
2013-02-072776154ND
2013-05-072820700ND
2013-05-072820710ND
2013-05-082821648ND
2013-05-082821658ND
2013-08-192880160ND
2013-08-192880504ND
2013-08-192880214ND
2013-08-192880476ND
2013-11-192933903ND
2013-11-192933914ND
2013-11-202934687ND
2013-11-202935081ND
2014-02-24AI28473ND
2014-02-24AI28472ND
2015-01-21AI63116ND
2015-01-21AI63115ND
2016-01-14AJ04440ND
2016-01-14AJ04439ND
2017-02-14AJ46372ND
2017-02-14AJ46371ND
2018-01-23AJ76923ND
2018-01-23AJ76922ND
2019-01-23AK09894ND
2019-01-23AK09893ND