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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chromium (total)

Hazy Hollow East Estates

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.

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND60ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND10ND
2018ND60ND
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
2014-04-09AC49907ND
2015-01-15AC76395ND
2015-01-15AC76397ND
2015-01-15AC76398ND
2015-01-15AC76399ND
2015-01-15AC76396ND
2015-01-15AC76388ND
2017-05-16AD84379ND
2018-04-23AE23412ND
2018-04-23AE23417ND
2018-04-23AE23413ND
2018-04-23AE23414ND
2018-08-14AE36789ND
2018-08-14AE36793ND