Summary of Drinking Water Samples Tested by the Penn State Agricultural Analytical Services Laboratory
Schuylkill County
9/20/2007 - 6/17/2025, 149 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 |
142 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 200.5 | 74 | 52.1 | 0 |
| E. Coli |
MPN/100 mL |
142 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 200.5 | 23 | 16.2 | 0 |
| pH | - |
114 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 9.2 | 28 | 24.6 | 6.5-8.5 |
| Total Dissolved Solids |
mg/L | 114 | 110.5 | 20.0 | 596.0 | 2 | 1.8 | 500 |
| Corrosivity Index* |
- |
50 | -1.4 | -4.1 | 0.6 | 39 | 78.0 | - |
| Hardness | mg/L | 53 | 65.3 | 0.8 | 211.9 | - | - | - |
| Nitrate+Nitrite N |
mg/L | 48 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 40.5 | 1 | 2.1 | 10 |
| Chloride | mg/L | 10 | 28.8 | 1.0 | 129.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 250 |
| Sulfate | mg/L | 14 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 27.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 250 |
| Aluminum | mg/L | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2 | 33.3 | 0.05-0.2 |
| Arsenic | mg/L | 36 | 0.00 | 0.001 | 0.024 | 3 | 8.3 | 0.01 |
| Barium | mg/L | 21 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.31 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Cadmium | mg/L | 11 | 0.00 | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.005 |
| Calcium | mg/L | 49 | 15.59 | 0.25 | 63.67 | - | - | - |
| Chromium | mg/L | 11 | 0.0 | 0.005 | 0.005 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Copper | mg/L | 61 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 1.26 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0,1.3 |
| Iron | mg/L | 51 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 11.4 | 9 | 17.6 | 0.3 |
| Lead-1st draw |
mg/L | 37 | 0.00 | 0.003 | 0.046 | 3 | 8.1 | 0.015 |
| Lead-Running | mg/L | 37 | 0.003 | 0.003 | 0.175 | 1 | 2.7 | 0.015 |
| Magnesium | mg/L | 49 | 5.04 | 0.05 | 13.79 | - | - | - |
| Manganese | mg/L | 54 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.57 | 16 | 29.6 | 0.05 |
| Mercury | mg/L | 9 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0.001 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.002 |
| Nickel | mg/L | 11 | 0.01 | 0.005 | 0.007 | - | - | - |
| Sodium | mg/L | 15 | 8.40 | 2.15 | 91.38 | - | - | - |
| Zinc | mg/L | 11 | 0.04 | 0.005 | 0.39 | 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