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Chromium (total)

Hoxie, City of

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
20183.18 ppb552.80 ppb - 3.70 ppb
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
20211.36 ppb551.000 ppb - 1.60 ppb
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-129365973.70 ppb
2018-03-129365982.90 ppb
2018-03-129365993.00 ppb
2018-03-129366003.50 ppb
2018-03-129366012.80 ppb
2021-03-0817880741.60 ppb
2021-03-0817880731.50 ppb
2021-03-0817882021.10 ppb
2021-03-0817882041.60 ppb
2021-03-0817882031.000 ppb