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Chromium (total)

Ecv/scott County Public Service Authority

NOTE: Ecv/scott County Public Service Authority purchases water from Bloomingdale Utility District which is required to test for chromium (total). Sample information shown below was taken by Bloomingdale Utility District.

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
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

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: Ecv/scott County Public Service Authority purchases water from Bloomingdale Utility District which is required to test for chromium (total). Sample information shown below was taken by Bloomingdale Utility District.

Date Lab ID Result
2022-03-18L1473254-01ND
2022-03-18L1473254-01ND