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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chromium (total)

Meadow Lakes Subdivision

NOTE: Meadow Lakes Subdivision purchases water from Lexington which is required to test for chromium (total). Sample information shown below was taken by Lexington.

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.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND50ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND50ND

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

NOTE: Meadow Lakes Subdivision purchases water from Lexington which is required to test for chromium (total). Sample information shown below was taken by Lexington.

Date Lab ID Result
2016-03-07AJ07735ND
2016-03-07AJ07737ND
2016-03-07AJ07738ND
2016-03-07AJ07739ND
2016-03-07AJ07740ND
2019-03-18AK13484ND
2019-03-18AK13486ND
2019-03-18AK13487ND
2019-03-18AK13488ND
2019-03-18AK13489ND