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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Nitrate

Moore County Public Util. - Pinehurst

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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92

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

32

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
20141.61 ppm1613ND - 4.82 ppm
20151.36 ppm1612ND - 4.39 ppm
20160.0945 ppm151ND - 1.42 ppm
20170.220 ppm152ND - 1.73 ppm
2018ND150ND
20190.431 ppm154ND - 2.29 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
2014-05-1537729_14-137933.13 ppm
2014-05-1537729_14-137921.18 ppm
2014-05-1537729_14-138072.20 ppm
2014-05-1537729_14-138061.44 ppm
2014-05-1537729_14-138051.11 ppm
2014-05-1537729_14-138041.92 ppm
2014-05-1537729_14-138031.59 ppm
2014-05-1537729_14-138021.69 ppm
2014-05-1537729_14-13801ND
2014-05-1537729_14-138001.68 ppm
2014-05-1537729_14-137991.40 ppm
2014-05-1537729_14-137981.73 ppm
2014-05-1537729_14-137974.82 ppm
2014-05-1537729_14-13796ND
2014-05-1537729_14-13795ND
2014-05-1537729_14-137941.86 ppm
2015-01-271.46 ppm
2015-01-271.60 ppm
2015-01-27ND
2015-01-271.25 ppm
2015-01-271.40 ppm
2015-01-271.28 ppm
2015-01-271.62 ppm
2015-01-27ND
2015-01-271.31 ppm
2015-01-271.82 ppm
2015-01-271.84 ppm
2015-01-27ND
2015-01-27ND
2015-01-274.39 ppm
2015-01-271.25 ppm
2015-01-272.55 ppm
2016-02-1737729_16-05056ND
2016-02-1737729_16-05055ND
2016-02-1737729_16-05054ND
2016-02-1737729_16-05053ND
2016-02-1737729_16-05052ND
2016-02-1737729_16-05051ND
2016-02-1737729_16-05050ND
2016-02-1737729_16-05048ND
2016-02-1737729_16-05047ND
2016-02-1737729_16-05045ND
2016-02-1737729_16-05044ND
2016-02-1737729_16-05043ND
2016-02-1737729_16-05035ND
2016-02-1737729_16-05049ND
2016-06-0837729_16-181621.42 ppm
2017-01-1137729_17-01108ND
2017-01-1137729_17-01106ND
2017-01-1137729_17-011041.57 ppm
2017-01-1837729_17-02075ND
2017-01-1837729_17-02077ND
2017-01-1837729_17-02076ND
2017-01-1837729_17-02074ND
2017-01-1837729_17-02072ND
2017-01-1837729_17-02073ND
2017-01-1837729_17-02071ND
2017-01-1837729_17-02070ND
2017-01-1837729_17-02069ND
2017-01-1837729_17-020681.73 ppm
2017-01-1837729_17-02067ND
2017-01-1837729_17-02062ND
2018-01-0937729_18-01031 ND
2018-01-0937729_18-01032 ND
2018-01-0937729_18-01033 ND
2018-01-0937729_18-01034 ND
2018-01-0937729_18-01035 ND
2018-01-0937729_18-01036 ND
2018-01-0937729_18-01037 ND
2018-01-0937729_18-01038 ND
2018-01-0937729_18-01052 ND
2018-01-0937729_18-01053 ND
2018-01-0937729_18-01054 ND
2018-01-0937729_18-01055 ND
2018-01-1037729_18-01027 ND
2018-01-1037729_18-01030 ND
2018-06-0637729_18-22578 ND
2019-01-2237729_19-03231 ND
2019-01-2237729_19-03220 ND
2019-01-2237729_19-03224 ND
2019-01-2237729_19-03225 1.30 ppm
2019-01-2237729_19-03226 ND
2019-01-2237729_19-03227 ND
2019-01-2237729_19-03228 1.63 ppm
2019-01-2237729_19-03229 ND
2019-01-2237729_19-03230 ND
2019-01-2237729_19-03235 ND
2019-01-2237729_19-03232 1.25 ppm
2019-01-2237729_19-03233 ND
2019-01-2237729_19-03234 ND
2019-01-2237729_19-03237 2.29 ppm
2019-01-2237729_19-03236 ND