Metals · 2023

Chromium, Total in Philadelphia, PA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.0× the limit

Philadelphia, PA's 2023 Chromium, Total measurement is below the federal limit of 100 (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
System-wide
0–2
Highest single sample
System-wide
2

Verbatim from Philadelphia, PA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Chromium, Total

Total chromium — the sum of all chromium forms, from natural deposits and industrial discharge.

Long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause allergic dermatitis; includes hexavalent chromium.

How Philadelphia, PA compares

2 of the 133 systems measuring Chromium, Total on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Chromium, Total:

People also ask

+Is there Chromium, Total in Philadelphia, PA tap water?

Yes — Philadelphia, PA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chromium, Total at 0–2. Philadelphia, PA's 2023 Chromium, Total measurement is below the federal limit of 100 (MCL).

+What's the federal limit for Chromium, Total in drinking water?

The federal MCL for Chromium, Total is 100 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Chromium, Total?

Total chromium — the sum of all chromium forms, from natural deposits and industrial discharge. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause allergic dermatitis; includes hexavalent chromium.

+Which other U.S. cities have Chromium, Total over the federal limit?

2 of the 133 systems on The Water Map measuring Chromium, Total report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include San Francisco SFPUC, CA, Norman, OK.

+Where does this Chromium, Total measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Chromium, Total entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Philadelphia, PA water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/pa/philadelphia/2023/source.

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