Summary of Drinking Water Samples Tested by the Penn State Agricultural Analytical Services Laboratory
Cameron County
3/11/2008 - 6/26/2023, 103 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 |
101 | 20.7 | 0.0 | 200.5 | 73 | 72.3 | 0 |
E. Coli |
MPN/100 mL |
101 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 200.5 | 29 | 28.7 | 0 |
pH | - |
96 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 9.3 | 15 | 15.6 | 6.5-8.5 |
Total Dissolved Solids |
mg/L | 94 | 101.0 | 20.0 | 687.0 | 5 | 5.3 | 500 |
Corrosivity Index* |
- |
37 | -0.8 | -5.2 | 0.3 | 21 | 56.8 | - |
Hardness | mg/L | 19 | 49.9 | 8.1 | 200.3 | - | - | - |
Nitrate+Nitrite N |
mg/L | 30 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 |
Chloride | mg/L | 26 | 16.6 | 1.0 | 251.7 | 1 | 3.8 | 250 |
Sulfate | mg/L | 6 | 9.0 | 4.2 | 10.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 250 |
Aluminum | mg/L | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 1 | 20.0 | 0.05-0.2 |
Arsenic | mg/L | 25 | 0.00 | 0.003 | 0.048 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.01 |
Barium | mg/L | 31 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 2.03 | 1 | 3.2 | 2 |
Cadmium | mg/L | 4 | 0.00 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.005 |
Calcium | mg/L | 18 | 14.53 | 1.50 | 51.72 | - | - | - |
Chromium | mg/L | 4 | 0.0 | 0.005 | 0.005 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Copper | mg/L | 22 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.30 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0,1.3 |
Iron | mg/L | 18 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 3 | 16.7 | 0.3 |
Lead-1st draw |
mg/L | 13 | 0.00 | 0.003 | 0.046 | 1 | 7.7 | 0.015 |
Lead-Running | mg/L | 18 | 0.003 | 0.003 | 0.006 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.015 |
Magnesium | mg/L | 18 | 3.49 | 1.05 | 18.07 | - | - | - |
Manganese | mg/L | 20 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.34 | 6 | 30.0 | 0.05 |
Mercury | mg/L | 5 | 0.00 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.002 |
Nickel | mg/L | 4 | 0.01 | 0.005 | 0.011 | - | - | - |
Sodium | mg/L | 1 | 1.84 | 1.84 | 1.84 | - | - | - |
Zinc | mg/L | 4 | 0.01 | 0.005 | 0.19 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 |
*For corrosivity index, failure criteria based on less than -0.5 or greater than 0.5
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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