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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chromium (total)

Eagle Point S/d

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.

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.248 ppb62ND - 0.850 ppb
2014ND20ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND40ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND

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
2013-02-27100416QND
2013-02-27300527PND
2013-02-27100737P0.636 ppb
2013-08-20101962PND
2013-08-20301855PND
2013-08-20101963P0.850 ppb
2014-01-07AD34077ND
2014-01-07AD34078ND
2017-01-25AD88889ND
2017-01-25AD88890ND
2017-07-12AD97263ND
2017-10-31AE03011ND
2018-03-14AE09448ND
2019-01-30AE24771ND