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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chromium (total)

Monett PWS

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.

 

19

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
2015ND10ND
2016ND90ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
20190.564 ppb91ND - 5.08 ppb

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
2015-06-17AC53895ND
2016-08-12AC81892ND
2016-08-12AC81890ND
2016-08-12AC81888ND
2016-08-12AC81895ND
2016-08-12AC81886ND
2016-08-12AC81889ND
2016-08-12AC81891ND
2016-08-12AC81893ND
2016-08-12AC81894ND
2019-08-14AD54131ND
2019-08-14AD54132ND
2019-08-14AD54134ND
2019-08-14AD54135ND
2019-08-14AD54136ND
2019-08-14AD54137ND
2019-08-14AD54138ND
2019-08-14AD54139ND
2019-08-14AD541405.08 ppb