Summary of Drinking Water Samples Tested by the Penn State Agricultural Analytical Services Laboratory
Fayette County
12/13/2007 - 5/30/2023, 123 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 |
112 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 200.5 | 66 | 58.9 | 0 |
E. Coli |
MPN/100 mL |
112 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 200.5 | 27 | 24.1 | 0 |
pH | - |
100 | 7.4 | 4.8 | 9.1 | 13 | 13.0 | 6.5-8.5 |
Total Dissolved Solids |
mg/L | 98 | 195.3 | 20.0 | 2123.0 | 4 | 4.1 | 500 |
Corrosivity Index* |
- |
63 | -1.1 | -5.5 | 0.9 | 45 | 71.4 | - |
Hardness | mg/L | 66 | 54.8 | 0.8 | 383.1 | - | - | - |
Nitrate+Nitrite N |
mg/L | 48 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 |
Chloride | mg/L | 21 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 802.9 | 1 | 4.8 | 250 |
Sulfate | mg/L | 15 | 21.3 | 1.6 | 143.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 250 |
Aluminum | mg/L | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1 | 8.3 | 0.05-0.2 |
Arsenic | mg/L | 44 | 0.00 | 0.003 | 0.012 | 1 | 2.3 | 0.01 |
Barium | mg/L | 53 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 1.75 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Cadmium | mg/L | 8 | 0.00 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.005 |
Calcium | mg/L | 62 | 15.54 | 0.25 | 118.04 | - | - | - |
Chromium | mg/L | 8 | 0.0 | 0.005 | 0.005 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Copper | mg/L | 72 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 4.38 | 1 | 1.4 | 1.0,1.3 |
Iron | mg/L | 39 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 74.0 | 10 | 25.6 | 0.3 |
Lead-1st draw |
mg/L | 53 | 0.00 | 0.003 | 0.021 | 1 | 1.9 | 0.015 |
Lead-Running | mg/L | 60 | 0.003 | 0.003 | 0.367 | 2 | 3.3 | 0.015 |
Magnesium | mg/L | 62 | 4.78 | 0.05 | 28.82 | - | - | - |
Manganese | mg/L | 44 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 1.52 | 12 | 27.3 | 0.05 |
Mercury | mg/L | 8 | 0.00 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.002 |
Nickel | mg/L | 8 | 0.01 | 0.005 | 0.009 | - | - | - |
Sodium | mg/L | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zinc | mg/L | 8 | 0.01 | 0.005 | 0.04 | 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