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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Nitrate

City of New Bern

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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42

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND70ND
2015ND70ND
2016ND70ND
2017ND70ND
2018ND70ND
2019ND70ND

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
2014-01-098476-010914-001NND
2014-01-098476-010914-002NND
2014-01-098476-010914-004NND
2014-01-098476-010914-005NND
2014-01-098476-010914-EPANND
2014-01-138476-011314-EPBNND
2014-03-208476-032014-003NND
2015-01-12ND
2015-01-15ND
2015-01-15ND
2015-01-15ND
2015-01-15ND
2015-01-15ND
2015-01-15ND
2016-01-068476-010616-001NND
2016-01-068476-010616-002NND
2016-01-068476-010616-003NND
2016-01-068476-010616-004NND
2016-01-068476-010616-005NND
2016-01-078476-010716-EPANND
2016-01-118476-011116-EPBNND
2017-01-0937729_17-00966ND
2017-01-0937729_17-00993ND
2017-01-0937729_17-00975ND
2017-01-0937729_17-00969ND
2017-01-0937729_17-00967ND
2017-01-0937729_17-00970ND
2017-01-1137729_17-01129ND
2018-01-2537729_18-03332 ND
2018-01-2937729_18-03652 ND
2018-01-2937729_18-03653 ND
2018-01-2937729_18-03654 ND
2018-01-2937729_18-03655 ND
2018-01-2937729_18-03656 ND
2018-01-2937729_18-03657 ND
2019-01-2837729_19-04086 ND
2019-01-2837729_19-04087 ND
2019-01-2837729_19-04088 ND
2019-01-2837729_19-04089 ND
2019-01-2837729_19-04090 ND
2019-01-2937729_19-04092 ND
2019-01-2937729_19-04085 ND