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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Nitrate and nitrite

Houston County - Feagin Mill

Nitrate and nitrite enter water from fertilizer runoff, septic tanks and urban runoff. These contaminants can cause oxygen deprivation for infants and increase the risk of cancer. Nitrite is significantly more toxic than nitrate. Click here to read more about nitrate.

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60

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

35

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.592 ppm106ND - 2.20 ppm
20150.563 ppm105ND - 2.10 ppm
20160.640 ppm106ND - 2.30 ppm
20170.854 ppm106ND - 2.50 ppm
20180.656 ppm106ND - 2.60 ppm
20190.726 ppm106ND - 3.10 ppm

ppm = parts per million

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.14 ppm

The health guideline of 0.14 parts per million, or ppm, for nitrate and nitrite is based on the equivalent health guideline for nitrate, as defined in a peer-reviewed scientific study by EWG. This guideline represents a one-in-one-million annual cancer risk level.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 10 ppm

ppm = parts per million

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-07-07AI450190.340 ppm
2014-07-07AI45018ND
2014-07-07AI450171.000 ppm
2014-07-07AI450162.20 ppm
2014-07-07AI450151.40 ppm
2014-07-07AI45014ND
2014-07-07AI450130.630 ppm
2014-07-07AI45012ND
2014-07-07AI450110.350 ppm
2014-07-07AI45010ND
2015-06-03AI788270.660 ppm
2015-06-03AI78820ND
2015-06-03AI788211.40 ppm
2015-06-03AI78822ND
2015-06-03AI788240.370 ppm
2015-06-03AI788261.10 ppm
2015-06-03AI78829ND
2015-06-03AI78830ND
2015-06-03AI788352.10 ppm
2015-06-03AI78837ND
2016-05-24AJ12837ND
2016-05-24AJ128481.10 ppm
2016-05-24AJ12846ND
2016-05-24AJ128452.30 ppm
2016-05-24AJ128440.680 ppm
2016-05-24AJ128430.350 ppm
2016-05-24AJ12842ND
2016-05-24AJ12841ND
2016-05-24AJ128391.40 ppm
2016-05-24AJ128380.570 ppm
2017-05-23AJ560131.10 ppm
2017-05-23AJ560122.50 ppm
2017-05-23AJ560111.40 ppm
2017-05-23AJ560102.20 ppm
2017-05-24AJ56134ND
2017-05-24AJ561330.980 ppm
2017-05-24AJ56132ND
2017-05-24AJ56131ND
2017-05-24AJ561290.360 ppm
2017-05-24AJ56128ND
2018-06-11AJ91290ND
2018-06-11AJ912851.10 ppm
2018-06-11AJ91286ND
2018-06-11AJ91287ND
2018-06-11AJ912880.680 ppm
2018-06-11AJ912890.390 ppm
2018-06-11AJ912910.390 ppm
2018-06-11AJ91292ND
2018-06-11AJ912931.40 ppm
2018-06-11AJ912942.60 ppm
2019-05-21AK180260.440 ppm
2019-05-21AK18035ND
2019-05-21AK180341.10 ppm
2019-05-21AK18033ND
2019-05-21AK18032ND
2019-05-21AK180310.730 ppm
2019-05-21AK180301.50 ppm
2019-05-21AK180290.390 ppm
2019-05-21AK180283.10 ppm
2019-05-21AK18027ND