Summary of Drinking Water Samples Tested by the Penn State Agricultural Analytical Services Laboratory
Cambria County
10/14/2007 - 5/22/2023, 88 Samples
Test Parameter | Units | Number of Samples Tested | Median | Minimum | Maximum | Number of samples failing EPA Std | Percent of samples failing EPA Std | EPA Drink Water Std |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Coliform |
MPN/100 mL |
84 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 200.5 | 46 | 54.8 | 0 |
E. Coli |
MPN/100 mL |
84 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 73.8 | 15 | 17.9 | 0 |
pH | - |
79 | 7.2 | 5.5 | 8.2 | 10 | 12.7 | 6.5-8.5 |
Total Dissolved Solids |
mg/L | 78 | 161.5 | 20.0 | 1920.0 | 3 | 3.8 | 500 |
Corrosivity Index* |
- |
29 | -1.7 | -4.3 | 0.7 | 25 | 86.2 | - |
Hardness | mg/L | 31 | 38.3 | 0.8 | 294.3 | - | - | - |
Nitrate+Nitrite N |
mg/L | 18 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 11.3 | 1 | 5.6 | 10 |
Chloride | mg/L | 14 | 8.6 | 5.0 | 950.5 | 1 | 7.1 | 250 |
Sulfate | mg/L | 15 | 12.9 | 7.5 | 586.6 | 2 | 13.3 | 250 |
Aluminum | mg/L | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1 | 6.7 | 0.05-0.2 |
Arsenic | mg/L | 24 | 0.00 | 0.003 | 0.027 | 1 | 4.2 | 0.01 |
Barium | mg/L | 26 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 11.54 | 1 | 3.8 | 2 |
Cadmium | mg/L | 13 | 0.00 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.005 |
Calcium | mg/L | 28 | 9.74 | 0.25 | 76.95 | - | - | - |
Chromium | mg/L | 13 | 0.0 | 0.005 | 0.005 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Copper | mg/L | 42 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 1.52 | 1 | 2.4 | 1.0,1.3 |
Iron | mg/L | 30 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 6.7 | 5 | 16.7 | 0.3 |
Lead-1st draw |
mg/L | 11 | 0.00 | 0.003 | 0.030 | 2 | 18.2 | 0.015 |
Lead-Running | mg/L | 28 | 0.003 | 0.003 | 0.007 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.015 |
Magnesium | mg/L | 28 | 2.23 | 0.05 | 24.80 | - | - | - |
Manganese | mg/L | 31 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 1.94 | 8 | 25.8 | 0.05 |
Mercury | mg/L | 13 | 0.00 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.002 |
Nickel | mg/L | 13 | 0.01 | 0.005 | 0.008 | - | - | - |
Sodium | mg/L | 1 | 3.46 | 3.46 | 3.46 | - | - | - |
Zinc | mg/L | 13 | 0.01 | 0.005 | 0.16 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 |
*For corrosivity index, failure criteria based on less than -0.5 or greater than 0.5
Ag Analytical Services Lab
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Ag Analytical Services Lab
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Email aaslab@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-0841
- Fax 814-863-4540