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Chromium (total)

Monetta, Town of

NOTE: Monetta, Town of purchases water from Ridge Spring, Town of which is required to test for chromium (total). Sample information shown below was taken by Ridge Spring, Town of.

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.

 

2

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND20ND
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: Monetta, Town of purchases water from Ridge Spring, Town of which is required to test for chromium (total). Sample information shown below was taken by Ridge Spring, Town of.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-02-27AE26426ND
2020-02-11AE44279ND