Chromium (total)
New Britain Water Department
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.
37
Samples
0
Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)
0
Samples exceeding
health guidelines
Testing results - average by year
| Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.181 ppb | 7 | 2 | ND - 0.680 ppb |
| 2015 | 0.108 ppb | 9 | 4 | ND - 0.260 ppb |
| 2016 | ND | 5 | 0 | ND |
| 2017 | ND | 5 | 0 | ND |
| 2018 | ND | 6 | 0 | ND |
| 2019 | ND | 5 | 0 | ND |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-23 | E405L07-2IOC1 | ND |
| 2014-05-23 | E405L07-3IOC1 | ND |
| 2014-05-23 | E405L07-4IOC1 | ND |
| 2014-05-23 | E405L07-1IOC1 | ND |
| 2014-07-10 | 10079-02941IOC1 | ND |
| 2014-11-13 | 2040227001 | 0.590 ppb |
| 2014-11-13 | 2040227003 | 0.680 ppb |
| 2015-02-24 | 2056571001 | 0.230 ppb |
| 2015-02-24 | 2056571003 | 0.240 ppb |
| 2015-05-21 | 7215-03328IOC1 | ND |
| 2015-05-21 | 7217-03330IOC1 | ND |
| 2015-05-21 | 7216-03329IOC1 | ND |
| 2015-05-21 | 7218-03331IOC1 | ND |
| 2015-06-22 | 9143-03275IOC1 | ND |
| 2015-08-18 | 2090255001 | 0.240 ppb |
| 2015-08-18 | 2090255003 | 0.260 ppb |
| 2016-05-19 | 7544-03714IOCR | ND |
| 2016-05-19 | 7546-03716IOCR | ND |
| 2016-05-19 | 7545-03715IOCR | ND |
| 2016-05-19 | 7547-03717IOCR | ND |
| 2016-07-13 | 10611-03602IOC1 | ND |
| 2017-05-16 | 5852-03847IOCR | ND |
| 2017-05-16 | 5851-03846IOCR | ND |
| 2017-05-16 | 5854-03849IOCR | ND |
| 2017-05-16 | 5853-03848IOCR | ND |
| 2017-07-11 | 8044-03895IOC1 | ND |
| 2018-04-16 | IOCR 200492149 | ND |
| 2018-04-16 | IOCR 200492148 | ND |
| 2018-04-16 | IOCR 200492150 | ND |
| 2018-04-16 | IOCR 200492147 | ND |
| 2018-06-20 | IOC1 200497534 | ND |
| 2018-06-20 | IOCR 200497534 | ND |
| 2019-04-25 | IOCR 200529606B | ND |
| 2019-04-25 | IOCR 200529609E | ND |
| 2019-04-25 | IOCR 200529607C | ND |
| 2019-04-25 | IOCR 200529608D | ND |
| 2019-06-12 | IOC1 200535995 | ND |