NITRATE
Farm country and septic tanks: test for nitrate.
Nitrate gets into groundwater from fertilizer, manure and septic systems.
THE LIMIT
10 milligrams per liter.
EPA’s limit is 10 mg/L (measured as nitrogen). It was set to protect infants.
TEST
Who should.
- Well owners, every year
- Homes with an infant or a pregnant person
- Homes near farms or septic fields
NOTE
Boiling doesn’t help.
Boiling water concentrates nitrate rather than removing it. Reverse osmosis and ion exchange are used to remove it.
SOURCES
Where these facts come from.
QUESTIONS
Straight answers.
Does boiling remove nitrate?
No. Boiling concentrates it.