Summary of Drinking Water Samples Tested by the Penn State Agricultural Analytical Services Laboratory
Wayne County
9/11/2007 - 7/1/2024, 659 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 |
621 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 200.5 | 174 | 28.0 | 0 |
E. Coli |
MPN/100 mL |
621 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 200.5 | 40 | 6.4 | 0 |
pH | - |
537 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 10.0 | 62 | 11.5 | 6.5-8.5 |
Total Dissolved Solids |
mg/L | 529 | 125.0 | 20.0 | 1012.0 | 5 | 0.9 | 500 |
Corrosivity Index* |
- |
195 | -0.6 | -4.1 | 1.8 | 106 | 54.4 | - |
Hardness | mg/L | 231 | 68.9 | 0.8 | 174.7 | - | - | - |
Nitrate+Nitrite N |
mg/L | 171 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 5.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 |
Chloride | mg/L | 146 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 114.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 250 |
Sulfate | mg/L | 37 | 8.4 | 1.8 | 17.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 250 |
Aluminum | mg/L | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2 | 12.5 | 0.05-0.2 |
Arsenic | mg/L | 196 | 0.00 | 0.001 | 0.080 | 21 | 10.7 | 0.01 |
Barium | mg/L | 201 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 1.41 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Cadmium | mg/L | 62 | 0.00 | 0.001 | 0.028 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.005 |
Calcium | mg/L | 218 | 22.50 | 0.25 | 60.48 | - | - | - |
Chromium | mg/L | 62 | 0.0 | 0.001 | 0.006 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Copper | mg/L | 256 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 6.08 | 3 | 1.2 | 1.0,1.3 |
Iron | mg/L | 232 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 28.4 | 25 | 10.8 | 0.3 |
Lead-1st draw |
mg/L | 169 | 0.00 | 0.003 | 0.716 | 11 | 6.5 | 0.015 |
Lead-Running | mg/L | 194 | 0.003 | 0.003 | 0.370 | 4 | 2.1 | 0.015 |
Magnesium | mg/L | 218 | 3.04 | 0.05 | 25.06 | - | - | - |
Manganese | mg/L | 238 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 11.02 | 34 | 14.3 | 0.05 |
Mercury | mg/L | 59 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0.001 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.002 |
Nickel | mg/L | 62 | 0.01 | 0.005 | 0.015 | - | - | - |
Sodium | mg/L | 40 | 6.93 | 1.98 | 77.34 | - | - | - |
Zinc | mg/L | 62 | 0.01 | 0.005 | 18.70 | 1 | 1.6 | 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