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Nitrate

Great Basin Water Burbank

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.

 

126

Samples

2

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

117

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20186.46 ppm2524ND - 7.60 ppm
20196.69 ppm24246.00 ppm - 7.10 ppm
2020N/A00N/A
20218.37 ppm2422ND - 9.70 ppm
20225.22 ppm2620ND - 10.6 ppm
20238.31 ppm27270.671 ppm - 9.30 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
2018-01-296.30 ppm
2018-01-296.30 ppm
2018-02-266.70 ppm
2018-02-266.70 ppm
2018-03-226.90 ppm
2018-03-226.90 ppm
2018-04-257.00 ppm
2018-04-257.00 ppm
2018-05-227.00 ppm
2018-05-227.00 ppm
2018-06-257.60 ppm
2018-06-257.60 ppm
2018-07-236.70 ppm
2018-07-236.70 ppm
2018-08-206.30 ppm
2018-08-206.30 ppm
2018-09-196.10 ppm
2018-09-196.10 ppm
2018-10-166.80 ppm
2018-10-166.80 ppm
2018-10-16ND
2018-11-266.80 ppm
2018-11-266.80 ppm
2018-12-176.60 ppm
2018-12-176.60 ppm
2019-01-186.50 ppm
2019-01-186.50 ppm
2019-02-206.70 ppm
2019-02-206.70 ppm
2019-03-186.90 ppm
2019-03-186.90 ppm
2019-04-177.00 ppm
2019-04-177.00 ppm
2019-05-206.20 ppm
2019-05-206.20 ppm
2019-06-176.50 ppm
2019-06-176.50 ppm
2019-07-176.00 ppm
2019-07-176.00 ppm
2019-08-136.70 ppm
2019-08-136.70 ppm
2019-09-166.80 ppm
2019-09-166.80 ppm
2019-10-167.10 ppm
2019-10-167.10 ppm
2019-11-257.00 ppm
2019-11-257.00 ppm
2019-12-206.90 ppm
2019-12-206.90 ppm
2021-01-1540610739.20 ppm
2021-01-1540610739.20 ppm
2021-02-2440780619.40 ppm
2021-02-2440780619.40 ppm
2021-03-1840877819.70 ppm
2021-03-1840877819.70 ppm
2021-04-2641026619.10 ppm
2021-04-2641026619.10 ppm
2021-05-2641245139.10 ppm
2021-05-2641245139.10 ppm
2021-06-2141302858.60 ppm
2021-06-2141302858.60 ppm
2021-07-2141397789.10 ppm
2021-07-2141397789.10 ppm
2021-08-2643781989.70 ppm
2021-08-2643781989.70 ppm
2021-09-2041752839.50 ppm
2021-09-2041752839.50 ppm
2021-10-154186004ND
2021-10-154186004ND
2021-11-1242007708.99 ppm
2021-11-1242007708.99 ppm
2021-12-2842213408.10 ppm
2021-12-2842213408.10 ppm
2022-01-28423186410.6 ppm
2022-01-28423186410.6 ppm
2022-01-3142369023.30 ppm
2022-01-3142369023.30 ppm
2022-02-154240307ND
2022-02-154240307ND
2022-03-154252276ND
2022-03-154252276ND
2022-04-2542725239.40 ppm
2022-04-2542725239.40 ppm
2022-05-1742813498.00 ppm
2022-05-1742813498.00 ppm
2022-06-1742925210.800 ppm
2022-06-1742925210.800 ppm
2022-07-214308896ND
2022-07-214308896ND
2022-08-3043347090.600 ppm
2022-08-3043347090.600 ppm
2022-09-2043446198.20 ppm
2022-09-2043446198.20 ppm
2022-10-1943605968.70 ppm
2022-10-1943605968.70 ppm
2022-11-2343765949.00 ppm
2022-11-2343765949.00 ppm
2022-12-2143883339.20 ppm
2022-12-2143883339.20 ppm
2023-01-2744012158.70 ppm
2023-01-2744012158.70 ppm
2023-02-1544113998.30 ppm
2023-02-1544113998.30 ppm
2023-03-2244261648.50 ppm
2023-03-2244261648.50 ppm
2023-04-2144535808.40 ppm
2023-04-2144535808.40 ppm
2023-05-2444544527.80 ppm
2023-05-2444544527.80 ppm
2023-06-2044665929.30 ppm
2023-06-2044665929.30 ppm
2023-07-2144801697.40 ppm
2023-07-2144801697.40 ppm
2023-08-2545022349.10 ppm
2023-08-2545022349.10 ppm
2023-09-0845060918.70 ppm
2023-09-0845060918.70 ppm
2023-10-2345329588.30 ppm
2023-10-2345329588.30 ppm
2023-11-1345406289.10 ppm
2023-11-1345406289.10 ppm
2023-11-1645406309.30 ppm
2023-11-1645406309.30 ppm
2023-12-2845642070.671 ppm
2023-12-2845642088.91 ppm
2023-12-2845642088.91 ppm