Nitrate
Akron City Public Water System
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.
324
Samples
0
Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)
142
Samples exceeding
health guidelines
Testing results - average by year
| Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 2014 | 0.184 ppm | 85 | 65 | ND - 0.551 ppm |
| 2015 | 0.189 ppm | 64 | 50 | ND - 0.661 ppm |
| 2016 | 0.128 ppm | 65 | 40 | ND - 0.504 ppm |
| 2017 | 0.144 ppm | 63 | 46 | ND - 0.463 ppm |
| 2018 | 0.157 ppm | 29 | 28 | ND - 0.524 ppm |
| 2019 | 0.248 ppm | 18 | 18 | 0.0170 ppm - 0.503 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-04 | 20140013 | 0.273 ppm |
| 2014-01-05 | 20140059 | 0.271 ppm |
| 2014-01-11 | 20140120 | 0.377 ppm |
| 2014-01-12 | 20140131 | 0.377 ppm |
| 2014-01-18 | 20140197 | 0.323 ppm |
| 2014-01-19 | 20140208 | 0.316 ppm |
| 2014-01-25 | 20140274 | 0.333 ppm |
| 2014-01-26 | 20140285 | 0.340 ppm |
| 2014-01-27 | 20140296 | 0.349 ppm |
| 2014-02-01 | 20140351 | 0.403 ppm |
| 2014-02-02 | 20140362 | 0.405 ppm |
| 2014-02-08 | 20140428 | 0.514 ppm |
| 2014-02-09 | 20140439 | 0.530 ppm |
| 2014-02-15 | 20140505 | 0.517 ppm |
| 2014-02-16 | 20140516 | 0.509 ppm |
| 2014-02-22 | 20140582 | 0.521 ppm |
| 2014-02-23 | 20140593 | 0.503 ppm |
| 2014-03-01 | 20140657 | 0.551 ppm |
| 2014-03-02 | 20140666 | 0.530 ppm |
| 2014-03-08 | 20140724 | 0.422 ppm |
| 2014-03-15 | 20140801 | 0.525 ppm |
| 2014-03-16 | 20140812 | 0.514 ppm |
| 2014-03-22 | 20140879 | 0.440 ppm |
| 2014-03-29 | 20140956 | 0.359 ppm |
| 2014-04-05 | 20141033 | 0.340 ppm |
| 2014-04-13 | 20141114 | 0.149 ppm |
| 2014-04-22 | 20141209 | ND |
| 2014-04-26 | 20141251 | ND |
| 2014-04-27 | 20141260 | ND |
| 2014-04-29 | 20141278 | ND |
| 2014-05-10 | 20141377 | ND |
| 2014-05-11 | 20141386 | ND |
| 2014-05-27 | 20141539 | ND |
| 2014-05-31 | 20141566 | ND |
| 2014-06-01 | 20141577 | ND |
| 2014-06-07 | 20141643 | 0.0480 ppm |
| 2014-06-08 | 20141654 | 0.0650 ppm |
| 2014-06-14 | 20141720 | 0.0870 ppm |
| 2014-06-15 | 20141731 | 0.0510 ppm |
| 2014-06-17 | 20141753 | 0.0720 ppm |
| 2014-06-21 | 20141797 | 0.0260 ppm |
| 2014-06-22 | 20141808 | 0.0390 ppm |
| 2014-06-24 | 20141830 | 0.142 ppm |
| 2014-06-28 | 20141874 | 0.196 ppm |
| 2014-06-29 | 20141885 | 0.210 ppm |
| 2014-07-05 | 20141951 | 0.0280 ppm |
| 2014-07-06 | 20171962 | 0.0630 ppm |
| 2014-07-08 | 20141984 | 0.0190 ppm |
| 2014-07-13 | 20142038 | 0.0240 ppm |
| 2014-07-20 | 20142109 | 0.0280 ppm |
| 2014-07-26 | 20142169 | ND |
| 2014-07-27 | 20142180 | ND |
| 2014-08-02 | 20142246 | 0.142 ppm |
| 2014-08-03 | 20142257 | 0.123 ppm |
| 2014-08-09 | 20142324 | ND |
| 2014-09-14 | 20142720 | 0.0650 ppm |
| 2014-09-21 | 20142797 | ND |
| 2014-09-28 | 20142874 | ND |
| 2014-10-04 | 20142940 | ND |
| 2014-10-05 | 20142951 | ND |
| 2014-10-07 | 20142973 | 0.0230 ppm |
| 2014-10-11 | 20143017 | 0.0420 ppm |
| 2014-10-12 | 20143028 | 0.0230 ppm |
| 2014-10-14 | 20143050 | ND |
| 2014-10-19 | 20143105 | ND |
| 2014-10-21 | 20143127 | ND |
| 2014-10-25 | 20143171 | ND |
| 2014-10-26 | 20143180 | 0.0600 ppm |
| 2014-11-01 | 20143236 | 0.0230 ppm |
| 2014-11-02 | 20143245 | 0.0310 ppm |
| 2014-11-08 | 20153305 | 0.0780 ppm |
| 2014-11-09 | 20143314 | 0.0820 ppm |
| 2014-11-15 | 20143372 | 0.131 ppm |
| 2014-11-16 | 20143381 | 0.124 ppm |
| 2014-11-22 | 20143443 | 0.153 ppm |
| 2014-11-23 | 20143454 | 0.170 ppm |
| 2014-11-29 | 20143520 | 0.283 ppm |
| 2014-11-30 | 20143531 | 0.268 ppm |
| 2014-12-06 | 20143597 | 0.258 ppm |
| 2014-12-07 | 20143608 | 0.252 ppm |
| 2014-12-13 | 20143674 | 0.287 ppm |
| 2014-12-14 | 20143685 | 0.283 ppm |
| 2014-12-20 | 20143751 | 0.295 ppm |
| 2014-12-27 | 20143828 | 0.308 ppm |
| 2014-12-28 | 20143839 | 0.314 ppm |
| 2015-01-03 | 20150032 | 0.344 ppm |
| 2015-01-04 | 20150043 | 0.338 ppm |
| 2015-01-11 | 20150120 | 0.327 ppm |
| 2015-01-13 | 20150142 | 0.312 ppm |
| 2015-01-17 | 20150186 | 0.320 ppm |
| 2015-01-18 | 20150197 | 0.331 ppm |
| 2015-01-24 | 20150263 | 0.390 ppm |
| 2015-01-31 | 20150340 | 0.442 ppm |
| 2015-02-07 | 20150417 | 0.474 ppm |
| 2015-02-14 | 20150494 | 0.482 ppm |
| 2015-02-15 | 20150505 | 0.496 ppm |
| 2015-02-21 | 20150571 | 0.511 ppm |
| 2015-02-22 | 20150582 | 0.504 ppm |
| 2015-02-28 | 20150648 | 0.503 ppm |
| 2015-03-03 | 20150681 | 0.513 ppm |
| 2015-03-07 | 20150725 | 0.535 ppm |
| 2015-03-15 | 20150813 | 0.661 ppm |
| 2015-03-17 | 20150835 | 0.588 ppm |
| 2015-03-22 | 20150890 | 0.458 ppm |
| 2015-03-24 | 20150912 | 0.445 ppm |
| 2015-03-28 | 20150956 | 0.395 ppm |
| 2015-04-04 | 20151033 | 0.278 ppm |
| 2015-04-11 | 20151110 | 0.137 ppm |
| 2015-04-18 | 20151187 | 0.0150 ppm |
| 2015-04-25 | 20151260 | 0.0200 ppm |
| 2015-05-02 | 20151332 | ND |
| 2015-05-07 | 20151387 | ND |
| 2015-05-09 | 20151409 | ND |
| 2015-05-16 | 20151478 | 0.0250 ppm |
| 2015-05-19 | 20151511 | 0.0500 ppm |
| 2015-05-30 | 20151630 | 0.0180 ppm |
| 2015-06-30 | 20151971 | 0.128 ppm |
| 2015-07-04 | 20152015 | 0.124 ppm |
| 2015-07-05 | 20152026 | 0.0900 ppm |
| 2015-07-07 | 20152048 | 0.0870 ppm |
| 2015-07-11 | 20152092 | 0.0620 ppm |
| 2015-07-12 | 20152103 | 0.0810 ppm |
| 2015-07-18 | 20152169 | 0.103 ppm |
| 2015-07-25 | 20152246 | 0.0180 ppm |
| 2015-08-01 | 20152324 | ND |
| 2015-08-08 | 20152401 | ND |
| 2015-08-15 | 20152470 | 0.0210 ppm |
| 2015-08-16 | 20152479 | 0.0170 ppm |
| 2015-08-18 | 20152497 | 0.0190 ppm |
| 2015-09-05 | 20152616 | ND |
| 2015-09-06 | 20152627 | ND |
| 2015-09-08 | 20152649 | ND |
| 2015-09-12 | 20152693 | ND |
| 2015-09-19 | 20152770 | ND |
| 2015-09-26 | 20152847 | ND |
| 2015-10-03 | 20152910 | ND |
| 2015-10-06 | 20152939 | 0.0440 ppm |
| 2015-10-10 | 20152983 | 0.0280 ppm |
| 2015-10-17 | 20153060 | ND |
| 2015-10-24 | 20153137 | ND |
| 2015-10-31 | 20153214 | 0.0270 ppm |
| 2015-11-07 | 20153291 | 0.0960 ppm |
| 2015-11-14 | 20153368 | 0.0870 ppm |
| 2015-11-21 | 20153445 | 0.129 ppm |
| 2015-11-28 | 20153522 | 0.152 ppm |
| 2015-12-05 | 20153599 | 0.180 ppm |
| 2015-12-12 | 20153676 | 0.206 ppm |
| 2015-12-19 | 20153753 | 0.221 ppm |
| 2015-12-26 | 20153830 | 0.232 ppm |
| 2016-01-02 | 20160020 | 0.341 ppm |
| 2016-01-09 | 20160097 | 0.298 ppm |
| 2016-01-10 | 20160108 | 0.302 ppm |
| 2016-01-12 | 20160130 | 0.326 ppm |
| 2016-01-16 | 20160174 | 0.365 ppm |
| 2016-01-23 | 20160251 | 0.458 ppm |
| 2016-01-30 | 20160328 | 0.504 ppm |
| 2016-02-06 | 20160405 | 0.500 ppm |
| 2016-02-13 | 20160482 | 0.359 ppm |
| 2016-02-14 | 20160493 | 0.350 ppm |
| 2016-02-20 | 20160559 | 0.337 ppm |
| 2016-02-21 | 20160570 | 0.354 ppm |
| 2016-02-27 | 201606363 | 0.371 ppm |
| 2016-03-04 | 20160702 | 0.259 ppm |
| 2016-03-05 | 20160713 | 0.248 ppm |
| 2016-03-06 | 20160724 | 0.225 ppm |
| 2016-03-12 | 20160790 | 0.143 ppm |
| 2016-03-19 | 20160867 | 0.0760 ppm |
| 2016-03-26 | 20160940 | ND |
| 2016-03-27 | 20160951 | ND |
| 2016-04-03 | 20161024 | 0.0360 ppm |
| 2016-04-09 | 20161090 | ND |
| 2016-04-16 | 20161159 | 0.0840 ppm |
| 2016-04-21 | 20161214 | ND |
| 2016-04-22 | 20161225 | ND |
| 2016-04-26 | 20161261 | ND |
| 2016-04-30 | 20161303 | ND |
| 2016-05-07 | 20161380 | ND |
| 2016-05-10 | 201661413 | ND |
| 2016-05-14 | 20161457 | ND |
| 2016-05-21 | 20161534 | ND |
| 2016-05-28 | 20161611 | 0.0200 ppm |
| 2016-06-04 | 20161688 | 0.0230 ppm |
| 2016-06-05 | 20161699 | 0.0220 ppm |
| 2016-06-11 | 20161761 | 0.0290 ppm |
| 2016-07-02 | 20161962 | ND |
| 2016-07-09 | 20162031 | ND |
| 2016-08-06 | 20162287 | ND |
| 2016-08-09 | 20162314 | ND |
| 2016-08-13 | 20162350 | ND |
| 2016-08-20 | 20162412 | 0.0200 ppm |
| 2016-09-03 | 20162562 | ND |
| 2016-09-06 | 20162595 | ND |
| 2016-09-08 | 20162606 | ND |
| 2016-09-10 | 20162639 | ND |
| 2016-09-13 | 20162672 | ND |
| 2016-09-16 | 20162705 | ND |
| 2016-09-19 | 20162738 | 0.0240 ppm |
| 2016-09-22 | 20162771 | ND |
| 2016-09-24 | 20162793 | ND |
| 2016-10-02 | 20162881 | 0.0710 ppm |
| 2016-10-08 | 20162947 | 0.0660 ppm |
| 2016-10-09 | 20162958 | 0.0510 ppm |
| 2016-10-23 | 20163089 | ND |
| 2016-10-29 | 20163149 | 0.148 ppm |
| 2016-11-05 | 20163224 | 0.155 ppm |
| 2016-11-12 | 20163291 | 0.184 ppm |
| 2016-11-19 | 20163362 | 0.151 ppm |
| 2016-11-27 | 20163450 | 0.115 ppm |
| 2016-11-27 | 20163483 | 0.108 ppm |
| 2016-12-03 | 20163516 | 0.132 ppm |
| 2016-12-09 | 20163582 | 0.183 ppm |
| 2016-12-10 | 20163593 | 0.193 ppm |
| 2016-12-18 | 20163681 | 0.248 ppm |
| 2016-12-24 | 20163748 | 0.415 ppm |
| 2017-01-07 | 20170076 | 0.439 ppm |
| 2017-01-10 | 20170098 | 0.463 ppm |
| 2017-01-14 | 20170153 | 0.457 ppm |
| 2017-01-21 | 20170230 | 0.401 ppm |
| 2017-01-28 | 20170307 | 0.425 ppm |
| 2017-02-04 | 20170384 | 0.410 ppm |
| 2017-02-19 | 20170549 | 0.392 ppm |
| 2017-02-25 | 20170615 | 0.371 ppm |
| 2017-02-27 | 20170637 | 0.353 ppm |
| 2017-02-28 | 20170648 | 0.338 ppm |
| 2017-03-04 | 20170692 | 0.244 ppm |
| 2017-03-12 | 20170780 | 0.205 ppm |
| 2017-03-16 | 20170824 | 0.151 ppm |
| 2017-03-18 | 20170846 | 0.143 ppm |
| 2017-03-22 | 20170890 | 0.200 ppm |
| 2017-03-25 | 20170923 | 0.212 ppm |
| 2017-03-26 | 20170934 | 0.213 ppm |
| 2017-04-01 | 20171000 | 0.109 ppm |
| 2017-04-08 | 20171075 | 0.133 ppm |
| 2017-04-15 | 20171144 | 0.0170 ppm |
| 2017-04-18 | 20171177 | ND |
| 2017-04-27 | 1262 | 0.0370 ppm |
| 2017-04-30 | 20171293 | ND |
| 2017-05-04 | 20171337 | 0.121 ppm |
| 2017-05-07 | 20171366 | 0.149 ppm |
| 2017-05-11 | 20171402 | 0.0810 ppm |
| 2017-05-14 | 20171435 | ND |
| 2017-05-21 | 20171512 | ND |
| 2017-05-24 | 20171545 | 0.0470 ppm |
| 2017-05-27 | 20171578 | 0.0270 ppm |
| 2017-05-31 | 20171622 | 0.0990 ppm |
| 2017-06-03 | 20171655 | 0.127 ppm |
| 2017-06-07 | 20171699 | 0.0470 ppm |
| 2017-06-10 | 20171732 | 0.101 ppm |
| 2017-06-13 | 20171765 | 0.0320 ppm |
| 2017-06-17 | 20171809 | 0.0220 ppm |
| 2017-06-25 | 20171897 | ND |
| 2017-07-02 | 20171972 | ND |
| 2017-07-09 | 20172049 | 0.0470 ppm |
| 2017-07-23 | 20172203 | ND |
| 2017-07-25 | 20172225 | ND |
| 2017-07-30 | 20172280 | ND |
| 2017-08-06 | 20172357 | ND |
| 2017-08-12 | 20172413 | ND |
| 2017-08-15 | 20172446 | ND |
| 2017-08-20 | 20172501 | ND |
| 2017-08-22 | 20172523 | ND |
| 2017-08-26 | 20172567 | ND |
| 2017-09-03 | 20172654 | ND |
| 2017-09-07 | 201072699 | ND |
| 2017-09-13 | 20172760 | 0.0320 ppm |
| 2017-10-13 | 20173042 | 0.0540 ppm |
| 2017-10-27 | 20173172 | 0.0570 ppm |
| 2017-11-01 | 20173212 | 0.0640 ppm |
| 2017-11-09 | 20173292 | 0.121 ppm |
| 2017-11-14 | 20173342 | 0.180 ppm |
| 2017-11-19 | 20173392 | 0.205 ppm |
| 2017-11-21 | 20173412 | 0.199 ppm |
| 2017-11-25 | 20173452 | 0.383 ppm |
| 2017-11-28 | 20173482 | 0.347 ppm |
| 2017-12-02 | 20173522 | 0.320 ppm |
| 2017-12-05 | 20173548 | 0.302 ppm |
| 2017-12-16 | 20173747 | 0.212 ppm |
| 2018-01-31 | 20180310 | 0.524 ppm |
| 2018-02-17 | 20180990 | 0.482 ppm |
| 2018-02-28 | 20181100 | 0.317 ppm |
| 2018-03-08 | 20181178 | 0.212 ppm |
| 2018-03-28 | 20181378 | 0.179 ppm |
| 2018-04-04 | 20181448 | 0.136 ppm |
| 2018-04-12 | 20181528 | 0.0960 ppm |
| 2018-04-24 | 20181648 | 0.0650 ppm |
| 2018-05-02 | 20181720 | 0.00700 ppm |
| 2018-05-09 | 20181784 | ND |
| 2018-05-24 | 20181917 | 0.0110 ppm |
| 2018-06-08 | 20181867 | 0.0900 ppm |
| 2018-06-14 | 20181927 | 0.0740 ppm |
| 2018-07-13 | 20182208 | 0.0300 ppm |
| 2018-08-01 | 20182398 | 0.0340 ppm |
| 2018-08-16 | 20182546 | 0.0330 ppm |
| 2018-09-05 | 20182746 | 0.0340 ppm |
| 2018-09-15 | 20182846 | 0.246 ppm |
| 2018-09-26 | 20182956 | 0.0560 ppm |
| 2018-10-03 | 20183022 | 0.0940 ppm |
| 2018-10-10 | 20183084 | 0.0450 ppm |
| 2018-10-17 | 20183146 | 0.0570 ppm |
| 2018-10-24 | 20183214 | 0.0380 ppm |
| 2018-11-01 | 20183284 | 0.0950 ppm |
| 2018-11-08 | 20183354 | 0.266 ppm |
| 2018-11-08 | 201883354 | 0.266 ppm |
| 2018-12-03 | 20183588 | 0.386 ppm |
| 2018-12-12 | 20183688 | 0.324 ppm |
| 2018-12-29 | 20183848 | 0.354 ppm |
| 2019-01-08 | 20190080 | 0.311 ppm |
| 2019-01-24 | 20190240 | 0.361 ppm |
| 2019-01-29 | 20190290 | 0.410 ppm |
| 2019-02-06 | 20190366 | 0.436 ppm |
| 2019-02-14 | 20190444 | 0.407 ppm |
| 2019-02-27 | 20190574 | 0.443 ppm |
| 2019-03-14 | 20190724 | 0.503 ppm |
| 2019-03-20 | 20190784 | 0.359 ppm |
| 2019-03-27 | 20190854 | 0.196 ppm |
| 2019-04-02 | 20190914 | 0.239 ppm |
| 2019-04-23 | 20191104 | 0.149 ppm |
| 2019-05-17 | 20191314 | 0.103 ppm |
| 2019-06-13 | 20191584 | 0.171 ppm |
| 2019-06-26 | 20191714 | 0.136 ppm |
| 2019-07-24 | 20191994 | 0.0860 ppm |
| 2019-08-19 | 20192250 | 0.0660 ppm |
| 2019-09-11 | 20192474 | 0.0620 ppm |
| 2019-10-02 | 20192684 | 0.0170 ppm |