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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Nitrate

Albion

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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156

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

47

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.200 ppm21ND - 0.400 ppm
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
20180.350 ppm128ND - 0.600 ppm
20190.170 ppm14238ND - 0.900 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
2014-09-18LLF391280.400 ppm
2014-09-18LLF39127ND
2018-09-17LLI05853ND
2018-09-17LLI058540.500 ppm
2018-11-19LLI159950.500 ppm
2018-11-19LLI159930.500 ppm
2018-11-19LLI15994ND
2018-11-19LLI15992ND
2018-11-19LLI159960.600 ppm
2018-11-21LLI16432ND
2018-11-21LLI164330.500 ppm
2018-11-21LLI164310.500 ppm
2018-12-12LLI190230.600 ppm
2018-12-26LLI206970.500 ppm
2019-01-07LLI213890.700 ppm
2019-01-14LLI222140.500 ppm
2019-01-14LLI22213ND
2019-01-14LLI222120.500 ppm
2019-01-14LLI22211ND
2019-01-23LLI23195ND
2019-01-23LLI23194ND
2019-01-23LLI231930.600 ppm
2019-01-29LLI23793ND
2019-01-29LLI23794ND
2019-01-29LLI237920.400 ppm
2019-01-31LLI23977ND
2019-01-31LLI239790.600 ppm
2019-01-31LLI239780.600 ppm
2019-02-04LLI24081ND
2019-02-04LLI24082ND
2019-02-04LLI24080ND
2019-02-04LLI24079ND
2019-02-04LLI240830.500 ppm
2019-02-04LLI24084ND
2019-02-04LLI24078ND
2019-02-04LLI240850.400 ppm
2019-02-20LLI263620.600 ppm
2019-02-20LLI26363ND
2019-02-20LLI26364ND
2019-03-04LLI27620ND
2019-03-04LLI276190.600 ppm
2019-03-04LLI27621ND
2019-03-18LLI29511ND
2019-03-18LLI29512ND
2019-03-18LLI295100.700 ppm
2019-04-01LLI313190.600 ppm
2019-04-01LLI31316ND
2019-04-01LLI31317ND
2019-04-01LLI31315ND
2019-04-01LLI313200.700 ppm
2019-04-01LLI31321ND
2019-04-01LLI313180.500 ppm
2019-04-15LLI332210.500 ppm
2019-04-15LLI332230.400 ppm
2019-04-15LLI33220ND
2019-04-15LLI332180.700 ppm
2019-04-15LLI332240.700 ppm
2019-04-15LLI332190.600 ppm
2019-04-15LLI33222ND
2019-04-17LLI33709ND
2019-04-17LLI33712ND
2019-04-17LLI33710ND
2019-04-17LLI33711ND
2019-04-29LLI35267ND
2019-04-29LLI35266ND
2019-04-29LLI35263ND
2019-04-29LLI35268ND
2019-04-29LLI35265ND
2019-04-29LLI35262ND
2019-04-29LLI35264ND
2019-05-13LLI374670.600 ppm
2019-05-13LLI37468ND
2019-05-13LLI37470ND
2019-05-13LLI37465ND
2019-05-13LLI37469ND
2019-05-13LLI37464ND
2019-05-13LLI37466ND
2019-05-28LLI395940.500 ppm
2019-05-28LLI39593ND
2019-05-28LLI39597ND
2019-05-28LLI395950.700 ppm
2019-05-28LLI39599ND
2019-05-28LLI39596ND
2019-05-28LLI39598ND
2019-06-10LLI41880ND
2019-06-10LLI41876ND
2019-06-10LLI41877ND
2019-06-10LLI41879ND
2019-06-10LLI41881ND
2019-06-10LLI418820.400 ppm
2019-06-10LLI41878ND
2019-06-24LLI45610ND
2019-06-24LLI45609ND
2019-06-24LLI45612ND
2019-06-24LLI45614ND
2019-06-24LLI45615ND
2019-06-24LLI45611ND
2019-06-24LLI45613ND
2019-07-08LLI48201ND
2019-07-08LLI481950.700 ppm
2019-07-08LLI481970.700 ppm
2019-07-08LLI48199ND
2019-07-08LLI481980.500 ppm
2019-07-08LLI48200ND
2019-07-08LLI48196ND
2019-07-15LLI49524ND
2019-07-15LLI49523ND
2019-07-15LLI49522ND
2019-07-22LLI50966ND
2019-07-22LLI50965ND
2019-07-22LLI50969ND
2019-07-22LLI50967ND
2019-07-22LLI50968ND
2019-07-26LLI52171ND
2019-07-26LLI521700.700 ppm
2019-08-05LLI53817ND
2019-08-05LLI53818ND
2019-08-05LLI53819ND
2019-08-19LLI57290ND
2019-08-19LLI572890.800 ppm
2019-08-19LLI57291ND
2019-08-19LLI57288ND
2019-08-26LLI59118ND
2019-09-03LLI60892ND
2019-09-03LLI60890ND
2019-09-03LLI608910.800 ppm
2019-09-16LLI642950.900 ppm
2019-09-16LLI64296ND
2019-09-16LLI64297ND
2019-09-30LLI68254ND
2019-09-30LLI68252ND
2019-09-30LLI68253ND
2019-10-07LLI69395ND
2019-10-07LLI693960.400 ppm
2019-10-07LLI693940.800 ppm
2019-10-14LLI706760.900 ppm
2019-10-14LLI70677ND
2019-10-14LLI70675ND
2019-10-21LLI71509ND
2019-10-21LLI715080.800 ppm
2019-10-21LLI71507ND
2019-10-28LLI73029ND
2019-10-28LLI73028ND
2019-10-28LLI73027ND
2019-11-13LLI76637ND
2019-11-13LLI766380.900 ppm
2019-11-18LLI77547ND
2019-11-25LLI79655ND
2019-11-25LLI79656ND
2019-11-25LLI796540.800 ppm
2019-12-09LLI820990.900 ppm
2019-12-09LLI82098ND
2019-12-09LLI82100ND
2019-12-23LLI85507ND
2019-12-23LLI85508ND
2019-12-23LLI85506ND