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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chromium (total)

Waterworks District 7

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.

 

40

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
2016ND200ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND200ND

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
2016-12-0535281860010ND
2016-12-0535281860001ND
2016-12-0535281860010ND
2016-12-0535281860009ND
2016-12-0535281860008ND
2016-12-0535281860007ND
2016-12-0535281860006ND
2016-12-0535281860005ND
2016-12-0535281860004ND
2016-12-0535281860003ND
2016-12-0535281860002ND
2016-12-0535281860001ND
2016-12-0535281860002ND
2016-12-0535281860003ND
2016-12-0535281860004ND
2016-12-0535281860005ND
2016-12-0535281860006ND
2016-12-0535281860007ND
2016-12-0535281860008ND
2016-12-0535281860009ND
2019-11-1935514133001ND
2019-11-1935514133010ND
2019-11-1935514133009ND
2019-11-1935514133008ND
2019-11-1935514133007ND
2019-11-1935514133006ND
2019-11-1935514133005ND
2019-11-1935514133004ND
2019-11-1935514133003ND
2019-11-1935514133002ND
2019-11-1935514133001ND
2019-11-1935514133010ND
2019-11-1935514133009ND
2019-11-1935514133008ND
2019-11-1935514133007ND
2019-11-1935514133006ND
2019-11-1935514133005ND
2019-11-1935514133004ND
2019-11-1935514133003ND
2019-11-1935514133002ND