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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chromium (total)

Albany

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.

 

79

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.152 ppb5011ND - 1.30 ppb
2015ND10ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND260ND
2018ND10ND
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
2014-03-1225136901ND
2014-03-1925137001ND
2014-04-0125136301ND
2014-04-0125136401ND
2014-04-0125136601ND
2014-04-02251368011.30 ppb
2014-04-02251362010.500 ppb
2014-04-0225136701ND
2014-04-22AI38649ND
2014-04-29251365011.000 ppb
2014-06-02260488010.500 ppb
2014-06-0226049001ND
2014-09-03270340010.700 ppb
2014-09-0331114470.700 ppb
2014-09-033111450ND
2014-09-0327034301ND
2014-09-03270341010.200 ppb
2014-09-033111443ND
2014-09-0327033901ND
2014-09-0327034401ND
2014-09-03270342010.900 ppb
2014-10-13273452010.900 ppb
2014-10-13273451010.200 ppb
2014-10-20AI57920ND
2014-10-20AI57921ND
2014-10-20AI57922ND
2014-10-20AI57923ND
2014-10-20AI57924ND
2014-10-20AI57925ND
2014-10-20AI57926ND
2014-10-20AI57927ND
2014-10-20AI57928ND
2014-10-20AI57929ND
2014-10-20AI57930ND
2014-10-20AI57931ND
2014-10-20AI57932ND
2014-10-20AI57919ND
2014-10-21AI58124ND
2014-10-21AI58122ND
2014-10-21AI58121ND
2014-10-21AI58120ND
2014-10-21AI58119ND
2014-10-21AI58118ND
2014-10-21AI58123ND
2014-10-23AI58342ND
2014-10-23AI58341ND
2014-10-23AI58340ND
2014-12-1027716501ND
2014-12-1027716601ND
2014-12-11277164010.700 ppb
2015-01-27AI63599ND
2016-01-26AJ05037ND
2017-01-30AJ43747ND
2017-11-27AJ74306ND
2017-11-27AJ74307ND
2017-11-27AJ74308ND
2017-11-27AJ74309ND
2017-11-27AJ74305ND
2017-11-27AJ74314ND
2017-11-27AJ74310ND
2017-11-27AJ74304ND
2017-11-27AJ74311ND
2017-11-27AJ74313ND
2017-11-27AJ74315ND
2017-11-27AJ74316ND
2017-11-27AJ74317ND
2017-11-27AJ74318ND
2017-11-27AJ74319ND
2017-11-27AJ74312ND
2017-11-28AJ74416ND
2017-11-28AJ74417ND
2017-11-28AJ74418ND
2017-11-28AJ74419ND
2017-11-28AJ74420ND
2017-11-28AJ74421ND
2017-11-28AJ74422ND
2017-11-28AJ74423ND
2017-11-28AJ74424ND
2018-01-25AJ77969ND