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Nitrate

Bladen County Water Dist-east Bladen

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.

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND30ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND30ND

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
2018-02-078528-020718-E03NND
2018-02-078528-020718-E12NND
2018-02-078528-020718-E7ANND
2020-02-058528-020520-E03NND
2020-02-058528-020520-E12NND
2020-02-058528-020520-E7ANND
2021-02-188528-021821-E03NND
2021-02-188528-021821-E12NND
2021-02-188528-021821-E7ANND
2022-02-098528-020922-E03NND
2022-02-098528-020922-E12NND
2022-02-098528-020922-E7ANND
2023-02-088528-020823-E03NND
2023-02-088528-020823-E12NND
2023-02-088528-020823-E7ANND