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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chromium (total)

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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.

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34

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013ND210ND
2014ND70ND
2015ND10ND
2016N/A00N/A
20174.30 ppb553.24 ppb - 5.40 ppb
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

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
2013-03-25AB94080ND
2013-03-25AB94089ND
2013-03-25AB94085ND
2013-03-25AB94084ND
2013-03-25AB94088ND
2013-03-25AB94087ND
2013-03-25AB94086ND
2013-03-25AB94078ND
2013-03-25AB94079ND
2013-03-25AB94083ND
2013-03-25AB94082ND
2013-03-25AB94081ND
2013-06-17AC02177ND
2013-06-17AC02175ND
2013-09-23AC10427ND
2013-09-23AC10435ND
2013-09-23AC10425ND
2013-09-23AC10429ND
2013-09-23AC10433ND
2013-12-10AC16300ND
2013-12-10AC16298ND
2014-01-07AC16954ND
2014-01-07AC16958ND
2014-01-07AC16957ND
2014-01-07AC16956ND
2014-01-07AC16955ND
2014-01-29AC18004ND
2014-01-29AC18002ND
2015-01-27AC40655ND
2017-01-17AC892603.24 ppb
2017-01-17AC892634.27 ppb
2017-01-17AC892614.23 ppb
2017-01-17AC892625.40 ppb
2017-01-17AC892644.34 ppb