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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chromium (total)

City of Sheridan

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.

 

26

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND100ND
20150.0200 ppb101ND - 0.200 ppb
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
2019N/A00N/A

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
2014-07-14B4G1548-07ND
2014-07-14B4G1548-05ND
2014-07-14B4G1548-03ND
2014-07-14B4G1548-01ND
2014-08-12S1408212-001 IND
2014-08-12S1408213-001 IND
2014-10-14B4J1667-01ND
2014-10-14B4J1666-01ND
2014-10-15B4J1741-01ND
2014-10-15B4J1741-03ND
2015-01-14B5A1560-01ND
2015-01-14B5A1560-070.200 ppb
2015-01-14B5A1560-05ND
2015-01-14B5A1560-03ND
2015-04-15B5D1620-03ND
2015-04-15B5D1620-05ND
2015-04-15B5D1620-07ND
2015-04-15B5D1620-01ND
2015-08-12S1508197-002 IND
2015-08-12S1508197-001 IND
2016-08-17S1608313-002 IND
2016-08-17S1608313-001 IND
2017-08-23S1708395-003 IND
2017-08-23S1708395-001 IND
2018-08-21S1808350-001 IND
2018-08-21S1808350-002 IND