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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Nitrate

City of Kinston

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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87

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

7

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.0853 ppm151ND - 1.28 ppm
20150.0720 ppm151ND - 1.08 ppm
20160.153 ppm142ND - 1.12 ppm
20170.0807 ppm141ND - 1.13 ppm
20180.0957 ppm141ND - 1.34 ppm
20190.0760 ppm151ND - 1.14 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
2014-02-058106-020514-E02NND
2014-02-058106-020514-E01NND
2014-02-058106-020514-E21NND
2014-02-058106-020514-E20NND
2014-02-058106-020514-E18N1.28 ppm
2014-02-058106-020514-E14NND
2014-02-058106-020514-E13NND
2014-02-058106-020514-E12NND
2014-02-058106-020514-E11NND
2014-02-058106-020514-E09NND
2014-02-058106-020514-E08NND
2014-02-058106-020514-E07NND
2014-02-058106-020514-E06NND
2014-02-058106-020514-E05NND
2014-02-058106-020514-E04NND
2015-03-02ND
2015-03-02ND
2015-03-02ND
2015-03-02ND
2015-03-02ND
2015-03-02ND
2015-03-02ND
2015-03-02ND
2015-03-02ND
2015-03-02ND
2015-03-02ND
2015-03-02ND
2015-03-02ND
2015-03-02ND
2015-03-041.08 ppm
2016-02-088106-020816-E21NND
2016-02-088106-020816-E20NND
2016-02-088106-020816-E18NND
2016-02-088106-020816-E13NND
2016-02-088106-020816-E12NND
2016-02-088106-020816-E11NND
2016-02-088106-020816-E09N1.02 ppm
2016-02-088106-020816-E07NND
2016-02-088106-020816-E06NND
2016-02-088106-020816-E05NND
2016-02-088106-020816-E04N1.12 ppm
2016-02-088106-020816-E02NND
2016-02-088106-020816-E01NND
2016-02-088106-020816-E08NND
2017-02-088106-020817-E12NND
2017-02-088106-020817-E21NND
2017-02-088106-020817-E20NND
2017-02-088106-020817-E18NND
2017-02-088106-020817-E13NND
2017-02-088106-020817-E11NND
2017-02-088106-020817-E09NND
2017-02-088106-020817-E07NND
2017-02-088106-020817-E08NND
2017-02-088106-020817-E06NND
2017-02-088106-020817-E05NND
2017-02-088106-020817-E04NND
2017-02-088106-020817-E02N1.13 ppm
2017-02-088106-020817-E01NND
2018-02-078106-020718-E01NND
2018-02-078106-020718-E04NND
2018-02-078106-020718-E05NND
2018-02-078106-020718-E06NND
2018-02-078106-020718-E07NND
2018-02-078106-020718-E08NND
2018-02-078106-020718-E11NND
2018-02-078106-020718-E12NND
2018-02-078106-020718-E13NND
2018-02-078106-020718-E18NND
2018-02-078106-020718-E21NND
2018-02-148106-021418-E09NND
2018-02-148106-021418-E20N1.34 ppm
2018-07-318106-073118-E02NND
2019-02-058106-020519-E11NND
2019-02-058106-020519-E01NND
2019-02-058106-020519-E02NND
2019-02-058106-020519-E04NND
2019-02-058106-020519-E05NND
2019-02-058106-020519-E06NND
2019-02-058106-020519-E07NND
2019-02-058106-020519-E08NND
2019-02-058106-020519-E09NND
2019-02-058106-020519-E14NND
2019-02-058106-020519-E12NND
2019-02-058106-020519-E13NND
2019-02-058106-020519-E21NND
2019-02-058106-020519-E20N1.14 ppm
2019-02-058106-020519-E18NND