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Nitrate

Miller Grove Water Supply Corporation

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
20180.0535 ppm220.0525 ppm - 0.0545 ppm
20190.0583 ppm220.0446 ppm - 0.0719 ppm
20200.0580 ppm220.0380 ppm - 0.0780 ppm
20210.0627 ppm220.0559 ppm - 0.0695 ppm
20220.0645 ppm220.0593 ppm - 0.0696 ppm
20230.0539 ppm220.0429 ppm - 0.0648 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
2018-04-12Q18151390040.0545 ppm
2018-04-12Q18151390110.0525 ppm
2019-05-13Q19238680030.0719 ppm
2019-05-13Q19238680040.0446 ppm
2020-05-26Q20206320050.0780 ppm
2020-05-26Q20206320060.0380 ppm
2021-03-30Q21079520070.0695 ppm
2021-03-30Q21079520080.0559 ppm
2022-02-16Q22057910070.0696 ppm
2022-02-16Q22057910080.0593 ppm
2023-07-18Q23279970020.0648 ppm
2023-07-18Q23279970030.0429 ppm