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Nitrate

Coahoma Utility District #2

NOTE: Coahoma Utility District #2 purchases water from Clarksdale Public Utilities which is required to test for nitrate. Sample information shown below was taken by Clarksdale Public Utilities.

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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48

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
2015ND80ND
2016ND80ND
2017ND80ND
2018ND80ND
2019ND80ND

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

NOTE: Coahoma Utility District #2 purchases water from Clarksdale Public Utilities which is required to test for nitrate. Sample information shown below was taken by Clarksdale Public Utilities.

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-27140128-094NIND
2014-01-27140128-093NIND
2014-01-27140128-092NIND
2014-01-27140128-091NIND
2014-01-27140128-085NIND
2014-01-27140128-082NIND
2014-01-27140128-081NIND
2014-01-27140128-050NIND
2015-01-28150129-026NIND
2015-01-28150129-022NIND
2015-01-28150129-023NIND
2015-01-28150129-024NIND
2015-01-28150129-025NIND
2015-01-28150129-027NIND
2015-01-28150129-028NIND
2015-01-28150129-029NIND
2016-03-22160323-023NIND
2016-03-22160323-040NIND
2016-03-22160323-029NIND
2016-03-22160323-028NIND
2016-03-22160323-027NIND
2016-03-22160323-026NIND
2016-03-22160323-025NIND
2016-03-22160323-024NIND
2017-01-24170125-035NIND
2017-01-24170125-034NIND
2017-01-24170125-032NIND
2017-01-24170125-031NIND
2017-01-24170125-029NIND
2017-01-24170125-028NIND
2017-01-24170125-027NIND
2017-01-24170125-018NIND
2018-01-29180130-033NIND
2018-01-29180130-019NIND
2018-01-29180130-030NIND
2018-01-29180130-031NIND
2018-01-29180130-032NIND
2018-01-29180130-034NIND
2018-01-29180130-035NIND
2018-01-29180130-036NIND
2019-02-04190205-031NIND
2019-02-04190205-040NIND
2019-02-04190205-037NIND
2019-02-04190205-036NIND
2019-02-04190205-035NIND
2019-02-04190205-034NIND
2019-02-04190205-033NIND
2019-02-04190205-032NIND