Metals · 2023
Chromium, Total in Nashville, TN tap water
Nashville, TN's 2023 Chromium, Total measurement is below the federal limit of 0.1 (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Metro Water Services | 0.0016 | 0.1 MCL |
Range System-wide | 0.0015–0.0016 | 0.1 MCL |
Verbatim from Nashville, TN'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 Nashville, TN 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 Nashville, TN tap water?
Yes — Nashville, TN's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chromium, Total at 0.0016. Nashville, TN's 2023 Chromium, Total measurement is below the federal limit of 0.1 (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Chromium, Total in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Chromium, Total is 0.1 . 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 Nashville, TN 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/tn/nashville/2023/source.