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Chromium (total)

Hampton

NOTE: Hampton purchases water from Henry County Water & Sewer Authority which is required to test for chromium (total). Sample information shown below was taken by Henry County Water & Sewer Authority.

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
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

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: Hampton purchases water from Henry County Water & Sewer Authority which is required to test for chromium (total). Sample information shown below was taken by Henry County Water & Sewer Authority.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-08AJ83523ND
2018-02-08AJ83524ND
2019-02-06AK10652ND
2019-02-06AK10653ND
2020-02-05AK40841ND
2020-02-05AK40842ND
2021-03-03AK70501ND
2021-03-03AK70502ND
2022-02-09AK95164ND
2022-02-09AK95165ND
2023-02-01AL24405ND
2023-02-01AL24408ND