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Chromium (total)

Englishtown Water Department

NOTE: Englishtown Water Department purchases water from Gordons Corner Water Company which is required to test for chromium (total). Sample information shown below was taken by Gordons Corner Water Company.

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.

 

5

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019N/A00N/A
20200.577 ppb550.502 ppb - 0.667 ppb
2021ND10ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

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: Englishtown Water Department purchases water from Gordons Corner Water Company which is required to test for chromium (total). Sample information shown below was taken by Gordons Corner Water Company.

Date Lab ID Result
2020-08-1820081324-0010.667 ppb
2020-08-1820081324-0020.607 ppb
2020-08-1820081324-0030.532 ppb
2020-08-1820081324-0040.577 ppb
2020-08-1820081324-0050.502 ppb