Summary of Drinking Water Samples Tested by the Penn State Agricultural Analytical Services Laboratory
Washington County
10/30/2007 - 7/18/2024, 406 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 |
386 | 23.0 | 0.0 | 1011.2 | 265 | 68.7 | 0 |
E. Coli |
MPN/100 mL |
386 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 200.5 | 111 | 28.8 | 0 |
pH | - |
339 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 9.2 | 18 | 5.3 | 6.5-8.5 |
Total Dissolved Solids |
mg/L | 338 | 349.0 | 20.0 | 1546.0 | 61 | 18.0 | 500 |
Corrosivity Index* |
- |
105 | 0.5 | -2.3 | 1.1 | 75 | 71.4 | - |
Hardness | mg/L | 114 | 238.7 | 0.8 | 785.4 | - | - | - |
Nitrate+Nitrite N |
mg/L | 94 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 6.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 |
Chloride | mg/L | 149 | 15.6 | 1.1 | 564.8 | 6 | 4.0 | 250 |
Sulfate | mg/L | 44 | 33.8 | 1.0 | 226.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 250 |
Aluminum | mg/L | 34 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 6 | 17.6 | 0.05-0.2 |
Arsenic | mg/L | 100 | 0.00 | 0.001 | 0.011 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.01 |
Barium | mg/L | 191 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 2.34 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 |
Cadmium | mg/L | 54 | 0.00 | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.005 |
Calcium | mg/L | 103 | 68.75 | 0.25 | 246.01 | - | - | - |
Chromium | mg/L | 54 | 0.0 | 0.001 | 0.005 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Copper | mg/L | 160 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 1.04 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0,1.3 |
Iron | mg/L | 108 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 19.9 | 16 | 14.8 | 0.3 |
Lead-1st draw |
mg/L | 85 | 0.00 | 0.003 | 0.021 | 2 | 2.4 | 0.015 |
Lead-Running | mg/L | 113 | 0.003 | 0.003 | 1.114 | 7 | 6.2 | 0.015 |
Magnesium | mg/L | 103 | 15.37 | 0.05 | 65.68 | - | - | - |
Manganese | mg/L | 126 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 4.61 | 18 | 14.3 | 0.05 |
Mercury | mg/L | 50 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0.001 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.002 |
Nickel | mg/L | 54 | 0.01 | 0.005 | 0.022 | - | - | - |
Sodium | mg/L | 20 | 37.59 | 0.25 | 159.30 | - | - | - |
Zinc | mg/L | 54 | 0.01 | 0.005 | 0.22 | 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