Summary of Drinking Water Samples Tested by the Penn State Agricultural Analytical Services Laboratory
Adams County
7/13/2007 - 5/15/2023, 193 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 |
178 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 200.5 | 86 | 48.3 | 0 |
E. Coli |
MPN/100 mL |
178 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 200.5 | 17 | 9.6 | 0 |
pH | - |
166 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 9.5 | 19 | 11.4 | 6.5-8.5 |
Total Dissolved Solids |
mg/L | 165 | 243.0 | 28.0 | 1576.0 | 9 | 5.5 | 500 |
Corrosivity Index* |
- |
71 | -0.5 | -4.1 | 1.0 | 44 | 62.0 | - |
Hardness | mg/L | 77 | 88.7 | 0.8 | 528.9 | - | - | - |
Nitrate+Nitrite N |
mg/L | 67 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 37.2 | 2 | 3.0 | 10 |
Chloride | mg/L | 4 | 14.4 | 5.0 | 31.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 250 |
Sulfate | mg/L | 9 | 63.5 | 9.0 | 680.1 | 1 | 11.1 | 250 |
Aluminum | mg/L | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.05-0.2 |
Arsenic | mg/L | 38 | 0.00 | 0.001 | 0.030 | 4 | 10.5 | 0.01 |
Barium | mg/L | 20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Cadmium | mg/L | 14 | 0.00 | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.005 |
Calcium | mg/L | 69 | 20.92 | 0.25 | 169.50 | - | - | - |
Chromium | mg/L | 14 | 0.0 | 0.001 | 0.013 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Copper | mg/L | 85 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.37 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0,1.3 |
Iron | mg/L | 73 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 10 | 13.7 | 0.3 |
Lead-1st draw |
mg/L | 39 | 0.00 | 0.003 | 0.026 | 1 | 2.6 | 0.015 |
Lead-Running | mg/L | 45 | 0.003 | 0.003 | 0.024 | 1 | 2.2 | 0.015 |
Magnesium | mg/L | 69 | 6.98 | 0.05 | 33.04 | - | - | - |
Manganese | mg/L | 71 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.11 | 4 | 5.6 | 0.05 |
Mercury | mg/L | 17 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0.001 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.002 |
Nickel | mg/L | 14 | 0.01 | 0.005 | 0.029 | - | - | - |
Sodium | mg/L | 3 | 7.57 | 0.82 | 75.08 | - | - | - |
Zinc | mg/L | 14 | 0.01 | 0.005 | 0.33 | 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