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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Chromium (total)

Manville WSC

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.

 

47

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.111 ppb288ND - 0.620 ppb
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND70ND
2017ND50ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND70ND

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
2013-05-021305095-007AND
2013-05-021305095-001A0.220 ppb
2013-05-021305095-016AND
2013-05-021305095-020AND
2013-05-021305095-022A0.240 ppb
2013-05-081305095-025AND
2013-05-081305095-031A0.620 ppb
2013-05-081305095-033A0.290 ppb
2013-05-081305095-029AND
2013-05-081305095-035A0.360 ppb
2013-05-081305095-037A0.570 ppb
2013-05-081305095-027AND
2013-05-081305095-039AND
2013-05-081305095-041AND
2013-08-15Q13055780030.422 ppb
2013-08-15Q13055780010.390 ppb
2013-11-04Q1311286019ND
2013-11-04Q1311286017ND
2013-11-04Q1311286001ND
2013-11-04Q1311286015ND
2013-11-04Q1311286013ND
2013-11-04Q1311286011ND
2013-11-04Q1311286007ND
2013-11-04Q1311286009ND
2013-11-04Q1311286005ND
2013-11-04Q1311286003ND
2013-11-08Q1312522003ND
2013-11-08Q1312522001ND
2016-04-25AD33904ND
2016-04-25AD33899ND
2016-04-25AD33900ND
2016-04-25AD33902ND
2016-04-25AD33901ND
2016-04-25AD33903ND
2016-11-09AD57315ND
2017-01-23AD65998ND
2017-01-23AD65999ND
2017-04-27AD81414ND
2017-04-27AD81415ND
2017-04-27AD81409ND
2019-02-06AE53087ND
2019-02-06AE53090ND
2019-02-06AE53086ND
2019-02-06AE53088ND
2019-02-06AE53089ND
2019-09-12AE83131ND
2019-09-30AE85008ND