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Nitrate

Vandalia

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.

 

181

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

176

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.688 ppm24240.340 ppm - 0.970 ppm
20190.879 ppm25250.350 ppm - 1.60 ppm
20201.06 ppm25250.670 ppm - 1.70 ppm
20211.03 ppm33330.310 ppm - 2.10 ppm
20221.08 ppm34340.220 ppm - 2.00 ppm
20230.643 ppm4039ND - 1.30 ppm

ppm = parts per million

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.14 ppm

The EWG 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

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
2018-01-088011021-010.770 ppm
2018-01-098011456-010.760 ppm
2018-01-228013385-010.840 ppm
2018-02-128021846-010.770 ppm
2018-02-208023257-010.800 ppm
2018-03-058030620-010.840 ppm
2018-03-208033502-010.850 ppm
2018-04-098041629-010.840 ppm
2018-04-178043210-010.890 ppm
2018-05-018050391-010.950 ppm
2018-05-218053773-010.350 ppm
2018-06-058060919-010.450 ppm
2018-06-198063477-010.550 ppm
2018-07-248074755-010.480 ppm
2018-07-248074757-010.480 ppm
2018-08-018080326-010.390 ppm
2018-08-208083939-010.340 ppm
2018-09-178092968-010.340 ppm
2018-10-098102126-010.430 ppm
2018-10-238104637-010.850 ppm
2018-11-068111161-010.970 ppm
2018-11-198113534-010.950 ppm
2018-12-038120175-010.840 ppm
2018-12-178123152-010.790 ppm
2019-01-079010874-010.970 ppm
2019-01-089011357-011.10 ppm
2019-01-239013830-010.960 ppm
2019-02-059020860-010.870 ppm
2019-02-269024369-010.990 ppm
2019-03-059030723-010.900 ppm
2019-03-199033234-010.930 ppm
2019-04-099042279-011.10 ppm
2019-04-249045236-010.900 ppm
2019-05-079051726-010.820 ppm
2019-05-209054434-010.670 ppm
2019-06-049060675-010.370 ppm
2019-06-189063420-010.630 ppm
2019-07-029070671-010.720 ppm
2019-07-239074887-010.640 ppm
2019-08-089082158-010.350 ppm
2019-08-209084577-010.550 ppm
2019-09-099091427-010.560 ppm
2019-09-249094791-010.650 ppm
2019-10-089102012-010.500 ppm
2019-10-229104617-011.10 ppm
2019-11-129112010-011.30 ppm
2019-11-259114532-011.60 ppm
2019-12-099121819-011.40 ppm
2019-12-169123236-011.40 ppm
2020-01-060010755-011.20 ppm
2020-01-210013771-010.760 ppm
2020-02-100021741-010.870 ppm
2020-02-250024323-010.910 ppm
2020-02-250024325-010.920 ppm
2020-03-100031993-011.20 ppm
2020-03-240034236-011.10 ppm
2020-04-070041606-011.20 ppm
2020-04-200043619-011.10 ppm
2020-05-050050930-011.10 ppm
2020-05-190053575-011.30 ppm
2020-06-080061749-010.980 ppm
2020-06-230064954-010.670 ppm
2020-07-130072524-010.800 ppm
2020-07-210074471-010.870 ppm
2020-08-120082996-010.790 ppm
2020-08-250085494-010.790 ppm
2020-09-080091699-010.780 ppm
2020-09-230095270-010.810 ppm
2020-10-070101754-011.10 ppm
2020-10-200104058-011.10 ppm
2020-11-100112092-011.30 ppm
2020-11-230114311-011.40 ppm
2020-12-100122483-011.70 ppm
2020-12-210124069-011.70 ppm
2021-01-12EA02013-011.70 ppm
2021-01-12EA02075-011.80 ppm
2021-01-26EA04372-011.50 ppm
2021-02-09EB01934-011.50 ppm
2021-02-09EB01940-011.40 ppm
2021-02-23EB04016-012.10 ppm
2021-03-09EC02074-011.40 ppm
2021-03-23EC04376-011.40 ppm
2021-04-12ED02281-011.20 ppm
2021-04-12ED02285-011.30 ppm
2021-04-21ED04395-011.20 ppm
2021-05-12EE02689-010.950 ppm
2021-05-12EE02760-010.950 ppm
2021-05-26EE05124-010.580 ppm
2021-06-08EF01887-010.500 ppm
2021-06-08EF01889-010.490 ppm
2021-06-23EF04841-010.630 ppm
2021-07-12EG02118-010.360 ppm
2021-07-12EG02121-010.360 ppm
2021-07-27EG05602-010.310 ppm
2021-08-11EH02851-010.390 ppm
2021-08-25EH05573-010.370 ppm
2021-09-08EI01649-010.560 ppm
2021-09-08EI01653-010.560 ppm
2021-09-28EI05408-010.610 ppm
2021-10-12EJ02495-010.360 ppm
2021-10-27EJ05310-010.860 ppm
2021-11-09EK02182-011.30 ppm
2021-11-09EK02183-011.30 ppm
2021-11-22EK04511-011.40 ppm
2021-12-07EL01627-011.40 ppm
2021-12-07EL01631-011.40 ppm
2021-12-20EL04038-011.70 ppm
2022-01-04FA00641-011.60 ppm
2022-01-04FA00648-011.60 ppm
2022-01-26FA04620-012.00 ppm
2022-02-08FB01476-012.00 ppm
2022-02-08FB01496-011.90 ppm
2022-02-08FB01511-011.90 ppm
2022-02-22FB04011-011.60 ppm
2022-03-09FC02052-011.60 ppm
2022-03-09FC02054-011.60 ppm
2022-03-29FC05167-011.30 ppm
2022-04-13FD02511-011.000 ppm
2022-04-13FD02512-010.940 ppm
2022-04-27FD04916-011.000 ppm
2022-05-11FE02605-010.990 ppm
2022-05-11FE02607-010.990 ppm
2022-05-25FE05123-010.780 ppm
2022-06-08FF01968-010.510 ppm
2022-06-08FF02013-010.480 ppm
2022-06-27FF05175-010.520 ppm
2022-07-11FG01777-010.420 ppm
2022-07-11FG01778-010.420 ppm
2022-07-27FG05280-010.220 ppm
2022-08-10FH02699-010.550 ppm
2022-08-10FH02711-010.530 ppm
2022-08-24FH05354-010.440 ppm
2022-10-11FJ02104-010.900 ppm
2022-10-11FJ02190-010.930 ppm
2022-10-26FJ04999-010.990 ppm
2022-11-08FK01810-011.10 ppm
2022-11-08FK01831-011.10 ppm
2022-11-28FK04760-011.10 ppm
2022-12-13FL02693-011.30 ppm
2022-12-13FL02923-011.20 ppm
2022-12-28FL04791-011.20 ppm
2023-01-10GA01813-011.30 ppm
2023-01-10GA01816-011.30 ppm
2023-01-25GA04260-011.10 ppm
2023-01-26GA04258-011.10 ppm
2023-02-13GB02619-011.000 ppm
2023-02-13GB02630-011.000 ppm
2023-02-27GB04720-010.870 ppm
2023-02-27GB04728-010.880 ppm
2023-03-13GC02282-010.760 ppm
2023-03-13GC02288-010.780 ppm
2023-03-29GC04877-010.900 ppm
2023-04-11GD01888-011.000 ppm
2023-04-11GD01893-011.000 ppm
2023-04-25GD04594-011.20 ppm
2023-04-28GD04979-011.000 ppm
2023-05-10GE02357-010.970 ppm
2023-05-10GE02371-010.960 ppm
2023-05-16GE03428-011.000 ppm
2023-06-12GF02298-010.190 ppm
2023-06-12GF02300-010.230 ppm
2023-06-26GF04641-010.280 ppm
2023-07-12GG01987-010.380 ppm
2023-07-12GG02073-010.390 ppm
2023-07-26GG04719-010.110 ppm
2023-07-26GG04726-010.1000 ppm
2023-08-09GH02348-010.270 ppm
2023-08-09GH02349-010.260 ppm
2023-08-30GH06025-010.190 ppm
2023-09-13GI02296-01ND
2023-09-13GI02322-010.230 ppm
2023-09-27GI04916-010.360 ppm
2023-10-11GJ02285-010.130 ppm
2023-10-11GJ02288-010.140 ppm
2023-10-24GJ04489-010.850 ppm
2023-11-13GK02343-010.590 ppm
2023-11-13GK02345-010.580 ppm
2023-11-28GK04435-010.610 ppm
2023-12-13GL02656-010.570 ppm
2023-12-13GL02671-010.570 ppm
2023-12-20GL03905-010.560 ppm