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Chromium (total)

Town of Luke / Newpage Luke Mill

NOTE: Town of Luke / Newpage Luke Mill purchases water from Town of Westernport which is required to test for chromium (total). Sample information shown below was taken by Town of Westernport.

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
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
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: Town of Luke / Newpage Luke Mill purchases water from Town of Westernport which is required to test for chromium (total). Sample information shown below was taken by Town of Westernport.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-04-24E18003832004ND
2018-05-09692_261_1ND
2019-04-23692-271-1ND
2020-06-02E20003710002ND
2020-08-26692-285-1ND
2021-02-17692_291_1_2ND
2021-05-18E21003364005ND
2022-04-28E2201037103ND
2022-08-17FWH0173ND
2023-02-21FXA0001ND