Water Quality in Chicago, IL

Contaminants

Found in your water

54

Quality Score

Based on your results

5
out of 10
  • 561x
    Arsenic
    Danger: cancer
    Your Water: 2.24 ppbEWG Guidelines: 0.004 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 462x
    Haloacetic acids (HAA9)
    Danger: cancer
    Your Water: 27.69 ppbEWG Guidelines: 0.06 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 333x
    Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
    Danger: cancer
    Your Water: 49.93 ppbEWG Guidelines: 0.15 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 304x
    Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
    Danger: cancer
    Your Water: 30.42 ppbEWG Guidelines: 0.1 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 257x
    Radium, combined (-226 & -228)
    Danger: cancer
    Your Water: 12.83 pCi/LEWG Guidelines: 0.05 pCi/L
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 220x
    Bromodichloromethane
    Danger: cancer
    Your Water: 13.21 ppbEWG Guidelines: 0.06 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 206x
    2-propen-1-ol
    Danger: N/A
    Your Water: 0.15 ppbNational Average: 0.000727 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 159x
    Trichloroacetic acid
    Danger: cancer
    Your Water: 15.88 ppbEWG Guidelines: 0.1 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 81x
    Chloroform
    Danger: cancer
    Your Water: 32.30 ppbEWG Guidelines: 0.4 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 69x
    Dibromochloromethane
    Danger: cancer
    Your Water: 6.89 ppbEWG Guidelines: 0.1 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 67x
    Dichloroacetic acid
    Danger: cancer
    Your Water: 13.33 ppbEWG Guidelines: 0.2 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 43x
    1-Butanol
    Danger: N/A
    Your Water: 1.60 ppbNational Average: 0.037143 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 42x
    o-toluidine
    Danger: N/A
    Your Water: 0.003 ppbNational Average: 0.000072 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 40x
    Chromium (hexavalent)
    Danger: cancer
    Your Water: 0.7975 ppbEWG Guidelines: 0.02 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 38x
    Dibromoacetic acid
    Danger: N/A
    Your Water: 1.52 ppbEWG Guidelines: 0.04 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 36x
    Testosterone
    Danger: N/A
    Your Water: 0.108 pptNational Average: 0.003 ppt
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 17x
    Germanium
    Danger: N/A
    Your Water: 0.495 ppbNational Average: 0.028452 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 17x
    2-Methoxyethanol
    Danger: N/A
    Your Water: 0.25 ppbNational Average: 0.014653 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 15x
    4-Androstene-3,17-dione
    Danger: N/A
    Your Water: 0.175 pptNational Average: 0.012 ppt
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 6.40x
    Silver
    Danger: N/A
    Your Water: 0.244 ppbNational Average: 0.038101 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 5.30x
    Bromoform
    Danger: cancer
    Your Water: 2.65 ppbEWG Guidelines: 0.5 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 4.57x
    Phenols
    Danger: N/A
    Your Water: 9.35 ppbNational Average: 2.046525 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 3.63x
    Chromium (total)
    Danger: N/A
    Your Water: 2.10 ppbNational Average: 0.578843 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 3.11x
    Nitrate and nitrite
    Danger: cancer
    Your Water: 0.435 ppmEWG Guidelines: 0.14 ppm
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 3.05x
    Nitrate
    Danger: cancer
    Your Water: 0.426666667 ppmEWG Guidelines: 0.14 ppm
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 2.57x
    Fluoride
    Danger: N/A
    Your Water: 1.25 ppmNational Average: 0.488865823 ppm
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 2.38x
    Bromochloromethane
    Danger: cancer
    Your Water: 0.0175 ppbNational Average: 0.007344 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 2.07x
    Nitrite
    Danger: N/A
    Your Water: 0.006864286 ppmNational Average: 0.00331485 ppm
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 1.14x
    Barium
    Danger: harm to the kidney
    Your Water: 800.00 ppbEWG Guidelines: 700 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 1.10x
    Thallium
    Danger: harm to internal organs
    Your Water: 0.11 ppbEWG Guidelines: 0.1 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 0.81x
    Molybdenum
    Danger: change in blood chemistry
    Your Water: 32.50 ppbEWG Guidelines: 40 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 0.49x
    Vinyl chloride
    Danger: cancer
    Your Water: 0.024571 ppbEWG Guidelines: 0.05 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 0.27x
    Aluminum
    Danger: harm to the brain and nervous system
    Your Water: 160.00 ppbEWG Guidelines: 600 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 0.22x
    Atrazine
    Danger: harm to the developing fetus
    Your Water: 0.021739 ppbEWG Guidelines: 0.1 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 0.15x
    Monobromoacetic acid
    Danger: N/A
    Your Water: 3.86 ppbEWG Guidelines: 25 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 0.14x
    Antimony
    Danger: harm to the stomach and intestines
    Your Water: 0.14 ppbEWG Guidelines: 1 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 0.09x
    Cyanide
    Danger: harm to the brain and nervous system
    Your Water: 14.00 ppbEWG Guidelines: 150 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 0.07x
    Selenium
    Danger: hair loss
    Your Water: 2.20 ppbEWG Guidelines: 30 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 0.05x
    Monochloroacetic acid
    Danger: N/A
    Your Water: 2.68 ppbEWG Guidelines: 53 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 0.05x
    Strontium
    Danger: cancer
    Your Water: 72.86 ppbEWG Guidelines: 1500 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 0.05x
    Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
    Danger: cancer
    Your Water: 0.136429 ppbEWG Guidelines: 3 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 0.04x
    Pentachlorophenol
    Danger: cancer
    Your Water: 0.0135 ppbEWG Guidelines: 0.3 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 0.01x
    1,1-Dichloroethane
    Danger: cancer
    Your Water: 0.02 ppbEWG Guidelines: 3 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 0.00x
    Dichloromethane (methylene chloride)
    Danger: cancer
    Your Water: 0.012714 ppbEWG Guidelines: 4 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 0.00x
    Xylenes (total)
    Danger: harm to the brain and nervous system
    Your Water: 4.57 ppbEWG Guidelines: 1800 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 0.00x
    Ethylbenzene
    Danger: harm to internal organs
    Your Water: 0.364706 ppbEWG Guidelines: 300 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 0.00x
    Toluene
    Danger: harm to the liver and thymus
    Your Water: 0.082353 ppbEWG Guidelines: 150 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 212x
    Permethrin
    Danger: N/A
    Your Water: 0.0125 ppbNational Average: 0.000059 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 20x
    Quinoline
    Danger: N/A
    Your Water: 0.010667 ppbNational Average: 0.000543 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 18x
    Chlorodifluoromethane
    Danger: N/A
    Your Water: 0.185 ppbNational Average: 0.010508 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 1.81x
    1,4-Dioxane
    Danger: cancer
    Your Water: 0.635 ppbEWG Guidelines: 0.35 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 1.20x
    Chlorate
    Danger: harm to the thyroid
    Your Water: 252.50 ppbEWG Guidelines: 210 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 0.58x
    Manganese
    Danger: harm to the brain and nervous system
    Your Water: 58.08 ppbEWG Guidelines: 100 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans
  • 0.01x
    Vanadium
    Danger: change to blood chemistry
    Your Water: 0.3125 ppbEWG Guidelines: 21 ppb
    Eliminated by Sans