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Nitrate

City of New Summerfield

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.0365 ppm220.0319 ppm - 0.0410 ppm
20190.0375 ppm220.0346 ppm - 0.0404 ppm
20200.0426 ppm220.0388 ppm - 0.0463 ppm
20210.0393 ppm220.0384 ppm - 0.0402 ppm
20220.0450 ppm220.0400 ppm - 0.0500 ppm
20230.0397 ppm220.0353 ppm - 0.0441 ppm

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 Lab ID Result
2018-10-25Q18431000070.0410 ppm
2018-10-25Q18431000080.0319 ppm
2019-03-21Q19119640010.0346 ppm
2019-03-21Q19119640070.0404 ppm
2020-03-23Q20121580110.0463 ppm
2020-03-23Q20121580120.0388 ppm
2021-03-01Q21051520080.0402 ppm
2021-08-12Q21216750040.0384 ppm
2022-02-02Q22039810090.0500 ppm
2022-02-02Q22039810100.0400 ppm
2023-04-25Q23155460090.0441 ppm
2023-04-25Q23155460100.0353 ppm