Nitrate

Lumberton MUD

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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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2014	ND	4	0	ND
2015	0.00250 ppm	4	1	ND - 0.01000 ppm
2016	0.0150 ppm	4	1	ND - 0.0600 ppm
2017	0.00250 ppm	4	1	ND - 0.01000 ppm
2018	0.00500 ppm	4	2	ND - 0.01000 ppm
2019	ND	4	0	ND

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
2014-02-04	AC41191	ND
2014-02-04	AC41193	ND
2014-02-04	AC41192	ND
2014-05-09	AC53705	ND
2015-02-09	AC79575	0.01000 ppm
2015-02-09	AC79576	ND
2015-02-09	AC79574	ND
2015-04-08	AC87619	ND
2016-02-10	AD22886	ND
2016-02-10	AD22887	ND
2016-06-06	AD39321	ND
2016-06-06	AD39315	0.0600 ppm
2017-02-07	AD69053	ND
2017-02-07	AD69055	ND
2017-02-07	AD69054	0.01000 ppm
2017-05-23	AD85135	ND
2018-02-27	AE15595	ND
2018-02-27	AE15597	0.01000 ppm
2018-02-27	AE15598	ND
2018-02-27	AE15596	0.01000 ppm
2019-05-02	AE64538	ND
2019-05-02	AE64521	ND
2019-05-02	AE64522	ND
2019-08-12	AE77904	ND