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Chromium (total)

Bethel, Town of

NOTE: Bethel, Town of purchases water from Greenville Utilities Comm. which is required to test for chromium (total). Sample information shown below was taken by Greenville Utilities Comm..

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.

 

25

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND50ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND40ND

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: Bethel, Town of purchases water from Greenville Utilities Comm. which is required to test for chromium (total). Sample information shown below was taken by Greenville Utilities Comm..

Date Lab ID Result
2018-10-1837729_18-43623ND
2018-10-1837729_18-43626ND
2018-10-1837729_18-43627ND
2018-10-1837729_18-43628ND
2018-10-1837729_18-43620ND
2019-10-2437729_19-46053ND
2019-10-2437729_19-46054ND
2019-10-2437729_19-46055ND
2019-10-2437729_19-46056ND
2020-10-2237729_20-46179ND
2020-10-2237729_20-46178ND
2020-10-2237729_20-46177ND
2020-10-2237729_20-46176ND
2021-10-0737729_21-44632ND
2021-10-0737729_21-44635ND
2021-10-0737729_21-44636ND
2021-10-0737729_21-44702ND
2022-10-1837729_22-51093ND
2022-10-1837729_22-51094ND
2022-10-1837729_22-51095ND
2022-10-1837729_22-51096ND
2023-10-2737729_23-60772ND
2023-10-2737729_23-60773ND
2023-10-2737729_23-60774ND
2023-10-2737729_23-60775ND