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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chromium (total)

Fayette County

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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32

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.0845 ppb205ND - 0.480 ppb
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
2013-01-14201301170065AMND
2013-01-14201301170050AMND
2013-01-14201301160545AM0.260 ppb
2013-01-14201301170041AMND
2013-01-14201301170035AMND
2013-01-14201301170027AM0.280 ppb
2013-04-15201304170613AMND
2013-04-15201304170631AM0.400 ppb
2013-04-15201304170611AMND
2013-04-15201304170609AM0.480 ppb
2013-07-16201307180803AMND
2013-07-16201307180779AMND
2013-07-16201307180597AMND
2013-07-16201307180583AMND
2013-07-16201307180612AMND
2013-07-16201307180805AMND
2013-10-16201310180419AMND
2013-10-16201310180411AMND
2013-10-16201310180399AM0.270 ppb
2013-10-16201310180401AMND
2014-03-06AI29392ND
2014-03-06AI29391ND
2015-01-26AI63466ND
2015-01-27AI63465ND
2016-02-04AJ05881ND
2016-02-04AJ05880ND
2017-01-23AJ43348ND
2017-01-24AJ43347ND
2018-02-06AJ83167ND
2018-02-06AJ83166ND
2019-01-23AK09994ND
2019-01-24AK09993ND