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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Nitrate

East Liverpool City

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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69

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

68

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
20140.848 ppm12120.640 ppm - 1.41 ppm
20150.855 ppm12120.650 ppm - 1.12 ppm
20160.718 ppm1211ND - 1.08 ppm
20170.836 ppm12120.560 ppm - 1.12 ppm
20180.757 ppm11110.575 ppm - 0.990 ppm
20190.861 ppm10100.660 ppm - 1.35 ppm

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
2014-01-0814-10235-030.840 ppm
2014-02-1214-11727-030.960 ppm
2014-03-1214-12965-071.41 ppm
2014-04-0214-13905-030.890 ppm
2014-05-1414-15929-03A0.720 ppm
2014-06-1114-17470-030.770 ppm
2014-07-0914-18954-030.640 ppm
2014-08-1314-20781-030.690 ppm
2014-09-1014-22416-030.870 ppm
2014-10-1514-24231-030.870 ppm
2014-11-1214-25539-030.790 ppm
2014-12-1014-26854-030.730 ppm
2015-01-1415-10552-030.880 ppm
2015-02-1815-11997-031.12 ppm
2015-03-1115-12963-031.01 ppm
2015-04-0815-14376-030.720 ppm
2015-05-0615-15732-030.650 ppm
2015-06-1015-17791-031.08 ppm
2015-07-1515-19857-030.740 ppm
2015-08-1215-21468-030.800 ppm
2015-09-0915-23129-030.830 ppm
2015-10-0715-24713-030.920 ppm
2015-11-1115-26654-030.710 ppm
2015-12-0915-28013-030.800 ppm
2016-01-1316-10634-03A0.920 ppm
2016-02-1016-11997-030.820 ppm
2016-03-1616-13907-030.830 ppm
2016-04-1316-15268-04A0.670 ppm
2016-05-1116-16791-030.560 ppm
2016-06-0816-18413-030.850 ppm
2016-07-0616-20207-030.880 ppm
2016-08-1016-22810-03ND
2016-09-0716-24708-030.580 ppm
2016-10-0516-26781-011.08 ppm
2016-11-0216-28539-030.800 ppm
2016-12-0716-30503-030.620 ppm
2017-01-0417-10154-03A0.850 ppm
2017-02-0817-12247-030.920 ppm
2017-03-0817-14078-030.860 ppm
2017-04-0517-15799-02A0.720 ppm
2017-05-1017-18150-030.560 ppm
2017-06-0717-19994-030.800 ppm
2017-07-0517-21925-030.840 ppm
2017-08-0217-24321-020.630 ppm
2017-09-0617-26999-030.980 ppm
2017-10-1117-29686-031.12 ppm
2017-11-0817-31669-030.860 ppm
2017-12-0617-33285-030.890 ppm
2018-01-0918-10627-040.910 ppm
2018-02-1418-12726-010.990 ppm
2018-03-0718-14102-010.730 ppm
2018-04-0418-16091-010.710 ppm
2018-05-0218-18070-060.660 ppm
2018-07-2518-25396-030.890 ppm
2018-08-08180812970.641 ppm
2018-09-05180910910.751 ppm
2018-10-03181006750.690 ppm
2018-11-07181107740.575 ppm
2018-12-05181205900.783 ppm
2019-01-02190101250.842 ppm
2019-02-06190210131.08 ppm
2019-03-06190309930.912 ppm
2019-04-03190406980.660 ppm
2019-05-01190501410.713 ppm
2019-06-05190604001.35 ppm
2019-07-03190709680.678 ppm
2019-08-07190809280.710 ppm
2019-09-04190906900.770 ppm
2019-10-02191004730.890 ppm