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Chromium (total)

Lavale Sanitary Commission

NOTE: Lavale Sanitary Commission purchases water from City of Cumberland which is required to test for chromium (total). Sample information shown below was taken by City of Cumberland.

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.

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

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: Lavale Sanitary Commission purchases water from City of Cumberland which is required to test for chromium (total). Sample information shown below was taken by City of Cumberland.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-04-048D05217_01ND
2018-06-18E18004529002ND
2019-04-109D12066_01ND
2020-04-018D05217-01ND
2020-05-06E20003537002ND
2021-04-141D1603701(1D2401401)ND
2021-06-15E21003722002ND
2022-07-18E2300011502ND
2023-04-128D05217-01ND