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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Nitrate

Pelucia Rural W/a #2-grav Hill

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.

 

22

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND30ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND30ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND

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
2014-01-22140123-059NIND
2014-01-22140123-047NIND
2014-01-22140123-012NIND
2015-01-21150122-009NIND
2015-01-21150122-008NIND
2015-01-21150122-007NIND
2015-01-21150122-006NIND
2016-12-07161208-003NIND
2016-12-07161208-002NIND
2016-12-07161208-001NIND
2017-01-18170119-016NIND
2017-01-18170119-015NIND
2017-01-18170119-014NIND
2017-01-18170119-013NIND
2018-01-23180124-059NIND
2018-01-23180124-049NIND
2018-01-23180124-045NIND
2018-01-23180124-044NIND
2019-01-30190131-013NIND
2019-01-30190131-017NIND
2019-01-30190131-015NIND
2019-01-30190131-014NIND