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Nitrate

Bartlett 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.

 

23

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

2

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND30ND
2020ND40ND
20210.0378 ppm41ND - 0.151 ppm
20220.0385 ppm41ND - 0.154 ppm
2023ND40ND

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 Result
2018-05-17ND
2018-05-17ND
2018-05-17ND
2018-05-17ND
2019-05-23ND
2019-05-23ND
2019-05-23ND
2020-05-26ND
2020-05-26ND
2020-05-26ND
2020-05-26ND
2021-04-130.151 ppm
2021-04-13ND
2021-04-13ND
2021-04-13ND
2022-10-11ND
2022-10-11ND
2022-10-11ND
2022-10-110.154 ppm
2023-06-07ND
2023-06-07ND
2023-06-07ND
2023-06-07ND