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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Nitrate

Bertie County Regional Water

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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78

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND130ND
2015ND130ND
2016ND130ND
2017ND130ND
2018ND130ND
2019ND130ND

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
2014-01-068802-010614-E02NND
2014-01-068802-010614-E04NND
2014-01-068802-010614-E09NND
2014-01-068802-010614-E3BNND
2014-01-068802-010614-E01NND
2014-04-148802-041414-E08NND
2014-05-198802-051914-E12NND
2014-05-228802-052214-E10NND
2014-05-228802-052214-E11NND
2014-10-228802-102214-E7ANND
2014-10-228802-102214-E06NND
2014-11-108802-111014-E13NND
2014-11-178802-111714-E14NND
2015-01-06ND
2015-01-06ND
2015-01-06ND
2015-01-06ND
2015-01-06ND
2015-04-15ND
2015-04-15ND
2015-04-15ND
2015-04-15ND
2015-10-12ND
2015-10-12ND
2015-11-10ND
2015-11-10ND
2016-01-118802-011116-E01NND
2016-01-118802-011116-E02NND
2016-01-208802-012016-E04NND
2016-01-208802-012016-E08NND
2016-01-208802-012016-E3BNND
2016-01-258802-012516-E09NND
2016-01-258802-012516-E12NND
2016-01-258802-012516-E11NND
2016-01-258802-012516-E10NND
2016-10-178802-101716-E7ANND
2016-10-178802-101716-E06NND
2016-11-148802-111416-E14NND
2016-11-148802-111416-E13NND
2017-01-308802-013017-E12NND
2017-01-308802-013017-E3BNND
2017-01-308802-013017-E09NND
2017-01-308802-013017-E10NND
2017-01-308802-013017-E08NND
2017-01-308802-013017-E04NND
2017-01-308802-013017-E02NND
2017-01-308802-013017-E01NND
2017-01-308802-013017-E11NND
2017-10-098802-100917-E7ANND
2017-10-098802-100917-E14NND
2017-10-098802-100917-E13NND
2017-10-098802-100917-E06NND
2018-01-168802-011618-E3BNND
2018-01-168802-011618-E12NND
2018-01-168802-011618-E11NND
2018-01-168802-011618-E10NND
2018-01-168802-011618-E09NND
2018-01-168802-011618-E08NND
2018-01-168802-011618-E04NND
2018-01-168802-011618-E02NND
2018-01-168802-011618-E01NND
2018-10-158802-101518-E06NND
2018-10-158802-101518-E13NND
2018-10-158802-101518-E14NND
2018-10-158802-101518-E7ANND
2019-01-238802-012319-E11NND
2019-01-238802-012319-E01NND
2019-01-238802-012319-E02NND
2019-01-238802-012319-E04NND
2019-01-238802-012319-E08NND
2019-01-238802-012319-E09NND
2019-01-238802-012319-E3BNND
2019-01-238802-012319-E12NND
2019-01-238802-012319-E10NND
2019-10-078802-100719-E7ANND
2019-10-078802-100719-E14NND
2019-10-078802-100719-E13NND
2019-10-078802-100719-E06NND