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Ermm, my city's well closest to me has the following:

                 MRL	Tested
 chromium	0.2	0.67
 vanadium	0.2	1.1
 strontium	0.3	960
 chromium-6	0.03	0.44
 chlorate	20	190
 molybdenum	1	8.7
[Edit] to change "Allowable" to "MRL":

"The lowest amount of an analyte in a sample that can be quantitatively determined with stated, acceptable precision and accuracy under stated analytical conditions (i.e. the lower limit of quantitation). Therefore, analyses are calibrated to the MRL, or lower. To take into account day-to-day fluctuations in instrument sensitivity, analyst performance, and other factors, the MRL is established at three times the MDL (or greater)."

[Edit 2] In my town's overall distribution system there are multiple samples above the allowable Reference Concentration. The highest were:

 		Tested	Allowable
 strontium	1900	1500
 chlorate	410	210


Are you in Wisconsin, a region with large amounts of fracking, or near a nuclear disposal site, by any chance? Such a large molybdenum concentration is exceptionally rare as far as I know.


Coastal Southern California. There are numerous wells (including some using fracking) within 15-50 miles.


I've got a similar mix in Washington State, far away from any fracking. Chromium, strontium, and vanadium, at least.

Edit: Western Washington, not close to any kind of Hanford runoff.


Chromium, strontium, and vanadium can enter groundwater from many different sources including water seeping through concentrated deposits and industrial pollution. It's the molybdenum concentration that caught my eye because it is unusually rare due to mineral insolubility. It's only when high pressure fracing chemicals oxidize molybdenum does it become readily soluble in untapped deposits, causing it to seep down.


Those look like the MRLs, not the reference concentrations. For example Chlorate isn't (maybe) a cause for concern unless above 210, not 20.


Oh, you're right.

		Tested	Ref. Amt (MCL)	IRIS RfD (u g/kg/day)
 chromium	0.67	50		3
 vanadium	1.1	21		7
 strontium	960	1,500	
 chromium-6	0.44	NA	
 chlorate	190	210	
 molybdenum	8.7	40		5
Some levels from: https://www3.epa.gov/region9/water/drinking/files/dwsha_0607...




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