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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chromium (total)

Augusta-Richmond Company

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.

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36

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.158 ppb183ND - 2.40 ppb
2014ND20ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND50ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND50ND

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
2013-02-20201302210718AMND
2013-02-20201302210720AMND
2013-02-20201302210545AMND
2013-02-20201302210713AMND
2013-02-20201302210518AMND
2013-07-25201307260280AM0.240 ppb
2013-07-25201307260276AM0.210 ppb
2013-07-25201307260272AM2.40 ppb
2013-07-25201307260282AMND
2013-08-19201308200146AMND
2013-08-19201308200167AMND
2013-08-19201308200171AMND
2013-09-03201309040335AMND
2013-09-04201309050291AMND
2013-11-27201312030313AMND
2013-11-27201312030315AMND
2013-11-27201312030319AMND
2013-12-16201312170176AMND
2014-02-24AI28524ND
2014-02-24AI28525ND
2015-03-12AI68993ND
2015-03-12AI68994ND
2016-02-16AJ06556ND
2016-02-16AJ06558ND
2016-04-07AJ09710ND
2016-04-07AJ09711ND
2016-04-07AJ09709ND
2017-02-07AJ46017ND
2017-02-07AJ46018ND
2018-03-14AJ85991ND
2018-03-14AJ85990ND
2019-03-04AK12437ND
2019-03-04AK12436ND
2019-05-08AK16916ND
2019-05-08AK16918ND
2019-05-08AK16917ND