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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chromium (hexavalent)

City of Granbury

Chromium (hexavalent) is a carcinogen that commonly contaminates American drinking water. Chromium (hexavalent) in drinking water may be due to industrial pollution or natural occurrences in mineral deposits and groundwater. Read more about chromium (hexavalent).

 

44

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

19

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.0353 ppb158ND - 0.200 ppb
20140.0159 ppb2911ND - 0.0800 ppb
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.02 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.02 ppb for chromium (hexavalent) was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as a public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against cancer.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2013-12-1829488100.0400 ppb
2013-12-1829487710.0400 ppb
2013-12-1829487970.0500 ppb
2013-12-1829487490.200 ppb
2013-12-182948914ND
2013-12-1829487450.0500 ppb
2013-12-182948857ND
2013-12-182948877ND
2013-12-1829487360.0400 ppb
2013-12-182948896ND
2013-12-182948868ND
2013-12-182948827ND
2013-12-192950144ND
2013-12-1929501360.0300 ppb
2013-12-1929493400.0800 ppb
2014-01-0229541270.0800 ppb
2014-01-1529586340.0400 ppb
2014-01-1529586240.0500 ppb
2014-01-1529586290.0400 ppb
2014-01-1529586350.0400 ppb
2014-03-192994541ND
2014-03-192994563ND
2014-06-173047586ND
2014-06-1730473510.0400 ppb
2014-06-173047357ND
2014-06-173047262ND
2014-06-173047574ND
2014-06-1730472880.0300 ppb
2014-06-173047566ND
2014-06-263053996ND
2014-06-263053827ND
2014-06-263053976ND
2014-06-2630540830.0300 ppb
2014-06-263054002ND
2014-06-263053844ND
2014-06-2630540690.0500 ppb
2014-06-263053960ND
2014-06-263053889ND
2014-06-263053864ND
2014-06-2630540700.0300 ppb
2014-06-2630540820.0300 ppb
2014-06-263054081ND
2014-09-173106665ND
2014-09-173106657ND