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Chromium (total)

City of Pineville Water System

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.

 

27

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND180ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND90ND
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
2019-07-18B1903052-005ND
2019-07-18B1903052-004ND
2019-07-18B1903052-003ND
2019-07-18B1903052-001ND
2019-07-18B1903052-002ND
2019-07-18B1903052-003ND
2019-07-18B1903052-004ND
2019-07-18B1903052-005ND
2019-07-18B1903052-002ND
2019-07-18B1903052-001ND
2019-07-25B1903185-002ND
2019-07-25B1903185-004ND
2019-07-25B1903185-003ND
2019-07-25B1903185-002ND
2019-07-25B1903185-001ND
2019-07-25B1903185-004ND
2019-07-25B1903185-003ND
2019-07-25B1903185-001ND
2022-05-23B2202481-001ND
2022-05-23B2202481-002ND
2022-05-23B2202481-003ND
2022-05-23B2202481-004ND
2022-05-23B2202481-005ND
2022-06-13B2202768-001ND
2022-06-13B2202768-002ND
2022-06-13B2202768-003ND
2022-06-13B2202768-004ND