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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Nitrate

City of Lemoore

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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93

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND140ND
2015ND120ND
2016ND270ND
2017ND170ND
2018ND100ND
2019ND130ND

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
2014-04-155810-022-0830ND
2014-04-155810-018-0940ND
2014-04-155810-010-1000ND
2014-04-155810-003-1030ND
2014-04-155810-005-1105ND
2014-04-155810-009-1015ND
2014-04-155810-021-0920ND
2014-04-155810-020-1100ND
2014-04-155810-008-1117ND
2014-05-195810-006-1028ND
2014-07-235810-021-0955ND
2014-07-235810-018-0935ND
2014-09-245810-006-1130ND
2014-09-245810-011-1115ND
2015-01-215810-022-1003ND
2015-04-095810-011-1035ND
2015-04-095810-021-0950ND
2015-04-095810-022-1005ND
2015-04-095810-006-1120ND
2015-04-095810-008-1110ND
2015-04-095810-020-1105ND
2015-04-095810-009-1045ND
2015-04-095810-018-1015ND
2015-04-095810-003-1055ND
2015-06-305810-010-0950ND
2015-07-245810-005-0920ND
2016-01-265810-018-1000ND
2016-01-265810-011-1100ND
2016-01-265810-010-1130ND
2016-01-265810-009-1115ND
2016-01-265810-005-1100ND
2016-01-265810-020-1045ND
2016-01-265810-006-1030ND
2016-01-265810-021-1010ND
2016-04-185810-009-1355ND
2016-04-185810-010-1000ND
2016-04-185810-020-1345ND
2016-04-185810-022-1100ND
2016-04-185810-018-1045ND
2016-04-185810-008-1145ND
2016-04-185810-011-1020ND
2016-04-185810-021-1109ND
2016-05-025810-006-1130ND
2016-05-025810-005-1045ND
2016-05-035810-006-0945ND
2016-06-085810-010-1000ND
2016-07-255810-018-1615ND
2016-07-255810-021-1206ND
2016-07-255810-022-1250ND
2016-07-255810-010-1500ND
2016-07-255810-011-1555ND
2016-07-255810-006-1645ND
2016-07-265810-005-1000ND
2017-04-055810-022-1039ND
2017-04-055810-021-1030ND
2017-04-055810-010-1013ND
2017-04-055810-009-1113ND
2017-04-055810-005-1100ND
2017-04-055810-020-1106ND
2017-04-115810-006-1130ND
2017-07-315810-021-0930ND
2017-08-025810-021-0717ND
2017-08-025810-006-0653ND
2017-08-025810-005-0720ND
2017-08-025810-010-0743ND
2017-08-025810-022-0727ND
2017-08-035810-008-0755ND
2017-12-285810-003-1335ND
2017-12-285810-018-1125ND
2017-12-285810-011-1100ND
2018-02-065810-018-0740ND
2018-02-065810-022-0755ND
2018-05-015810-006-0910ND
2018-05-015810-009-1030ND
2018-05-015810-020-1010ND
2018-05-025810-010-1027ND
2018-10-305810-021-1240ND
2018-10-305810-005-0950ND
2018-10-305810-011-1315ND
2018-11-295810-003-1330ND
2019-01-305810-011-1000ND
2019-01-305810-022-1310ND
2019-01-305810-018-1255ND
2019-01-305810-021-1325ND
2019-01-305810-005-0935ND
2019-05-145810-011-1045ND
2019-05-145810-009-0955ND
2019-05-145810-020-0945ND
2019-05-315810-010-0910ND
2019-05-315810-009-1000ND
2019-05-315810-020-0940ND
2019-12-205810-010-1220ND
2019-12-205810-005-1110ND