Nitrate

Dothan Utilities

Nitrate, a fertilizer chemical, frequently contaminates drinking water due to agricultural and urban runoff, and discharges from municipal wastewater treatment plants and septic tanks. Excessive nitrate in water can cause oxygen deprivation in infants and increase the risk of cancer. Click here to read more about nitrate.

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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2014	ND	34	0	ND
2015	0.0669 ppm	29	1	ND - 1.94 ppm
2016	N/A	0	0	N/A
2017	N/A	0	0	N/A
2018	0.0333 ppm	54	1	ND - 1.80 ppm
2019	0.0600 ppm	30	1	ND - 1.80 ppm

ppm = parts per million

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.14 ppm

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.14 ppm for nitrate was defined by EWG . This health guideline protects against cancer and harm to fetal growth and development.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 10 ppm

The legal limit for nitrate, established in 1962, was developed to protect infants from acute methemoglobinemia, a life-threatening disorder of oxygen transport in the body. This limit does not fully protect against the risk of cancer and harm to the developing fetus.

ppm = parts per million

All test results

Date	Lab ID	Result
2014-02-05	1402-00115-016A	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-019A	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-57	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-51	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-54	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-014A	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-53	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-020A	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-55	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-021A	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-45	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-59	ND
2014-02-05	681-020514-IOC-1	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-40	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-43	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-49	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-52	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-50	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-48	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-15A	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-011A	ND
2014-02-05	1412-00115-013A	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-022A	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-012A	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-42	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-46	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-56	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-44	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-39	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-41	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-47	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-018A	ND
2014-02-05	1402-00115-58	ND
2014-09-23	1409-00281-2	ND
2015-02-02	1502-00047-29	1.94 ppm
2015-02-02	1502-00047-10	ND
2015-02-02	1502-00047-28	ND
2015-02-02	1502-00047-1	ND
2015-02-02	1502-00047-2	ND
2015-02-02	1502-00047-13	ND
2015-02-02	1502-00047-17	ND
2015-02-02	1502-00047-15	ND
2015-02-02	1502-00047-12	ND
2015-02-02	1502-00047-18	ND
2015-02-02	1502-00047-21	ND
2015-02-02	1502-00047-22	ND
2015-02-02	1502-00047-14	ND
2015-02-02	1502-00047-24	ND
2015-02-02	1502-00047-5	ND
2015-02-02	1502-00047-6	ND
2015-02-02	1502-00047-19	ND
2015-02-02	1502-00047-3	ND
2015-02-02	1502-00047-4	ND
2015-02-02	1502-00047-23	ND
2015-02-02	1502-00047-25	ND
2015-02-02	1502-00047-20	ND
2015-02-02	1502-00047-11	ND
2015-02-02	1502-00047-16	ND
2015-02-02	1502-00047-7	ND
2015-02-02	1502-00047-26	ND
2015-02-02	1502-00047-8	ND
2015-02-02	1502-00047-9	ND
2015-02-02	1502-00047-27	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-9	1.80 ppm
2018-02-14	680-148889-3	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-24	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-18	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-18	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-19	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-19	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-14	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-14	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-5	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-13	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-24	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-6	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-6	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-22	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-22	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-21	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-13	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-15	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-26	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-26	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-17	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-17	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-16	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-16	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-25	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-23	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-15	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-23	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-8	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-8	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-7	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-7	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-20	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-20	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-5	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-25	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-21	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-12	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-4	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-4	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-3	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-2	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-2	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-1	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-12	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-11	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-11	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-9	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-1	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-27	ND
2018-02-14	680-148889-27	ND
2018-03-22	680150296-1	ND
2018-03-22	680150296-2	ND
2019-04-03	680-166991-1	1.80 ppm
2019-04-03	680-166991-10	ND
2019-04-03	680-166991-2	ND
2019-04-03	680-166991-21	ND
2019-04-03	680-166991-20	ND
2019-04-03	680-166991-5	ND
2019-04-03	680-166991-6	ND
2019-04-03	680-166991-22	ND
2019-04-03	680-166991-18	ND
2019-04-03	680-166991-26	ND
2019-04-03	680-166991-24	ND
2019-04-03	680-166991-9	ND
2019-04-03	680-166991-8	ND
2019-04-03	680-166991-11	ND
2019-04-03	680-166991-3	ND
2019-04-03	680-166991-14	ND
2019-04-03	680-166991-23	ND
2019-04-03	680-166991-28	ND
2019-04-03	680-166991-15	ND
2019-04-03	680-166991-7	ND
2019-04-03	680-166991-13	ND
2019-04-03	680-166991-12	ND
2019-04-03	680-166991-16	ND
2019-04-03	680-166991-19	ND
2019-04-03	680-166991-27	ND
2019-09-25	680-174609-2	ND
2019-09-25	681-174609-1	ND
2019-09-25	680-174609-1	ND
2019-09-25	681-174609-2	ND
2019-09-30	680-174771-1	ND