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Chromium (total)

Saegertown Borough

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20184.58 ppb65ND - 7.70 ppb
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
20211.67 ppb63ND - 4.00 ppb
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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-04-02157893034.50 ppb
2018-04-03157891034.30 ppb
2018-04-0315789203ND
2018-04-03157894034.90 ppb
2018-04-03157895036.10 ppb
2018-04-03157896037.70 ppb
2021-04-0624360636.004.00 ppb
2021-04-0624360648.00ND
2021-04-0624360660.003.00 ppb
2021-04-0624360672.00ND
2021-04-0624360684.003.00 ppb
2021-04-0624360696.00ND