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Option 4 Water Test Parameters

 

Center for Environmental Quality
Option 4 Water Testing Package
Listing of Parameters

 
Parameter Method     MCL      MDL      Your Value  
Microbiology

Total Coliform

9222B

Present

< 1/ 100 ml

< 1/ 100 ml

Metals

Aluminum

200.7

       --

0.1     mg/L

Not Detected

Arsenic 206.3 0.050  mg/L 0.010 mg/L Not Detected
Barium 200.7 2.0      mg/L 0.3     mg/L Not Detected
Cadmium 200.7 0.005  mg/L 0.002 mg/L Not Detected
Calcium 200.7 not available 0.1 mg/L 15 mg/L
Chromium 200.7 0.100  mg/L 0.004 mg/L Not Detected
Copper 200.7 1 mg/L 0.004 mg/L 0.21  mg/L
Iron 200.7 0.3 mg/L 0.020 mg/L 0.17  mg/L
Lead 200.9 0.015  mg/L 0.002 mg/L 0.020  mg/L
Magnesium 200.7 not available 0.05 mg/L 5 mg/L
Manganese 200.7 0.05 mg/L 0.005 mg/L 0.03 mg/L
Mercury 245.1 0.002  mg/L 0.001 mg/L Not Detected
Nickel 200.7 0.100  mg/L 0.02   mg/L Not Detected
Potassium 200.7 not available 0.004 mg/L 1.3 mg/L
Selenium 270.3 0.050  mg/L 0.002 mg/L Not Detected
Silver 200.7 0.050 mg/L 0.002 mg/L Not Detected
Sodium 200.7   rec 20 mg/L 1.0     mg/L 30        mg/L
Zinc 200.7  5 mg/L 0.004 mg/L 0.004   mg/L
Inorganics

Alkalinity   (as CaCO3)

2320 B

  no standard

2      mg/L

50        mg/L

Chloride   250 mg/L 2     mg/L 59        mg/L
Conductivity no standard 0.1 umohs/cm 245 umohs/cm
Fluoride 300.0 4.0   mg/L 0.5     mg/L 0.7       mg/L
Nitrate 300.0 10.0 mg/L 0.5     mg/L Not Detected
Nitrite 300.0 1.0   mg/L 0.5     mg/L Not Detected
Sulfate 300.0         -- 5.0     mg/L 16         mg/L
Hardness   (as CaCO3) 3500 D   rec < 100 2      mg/L 75         mg/L
pH              (pH units) 4500 B

6.5-8.5

     0.01 units 7.0
TDS           (as NaCl) 1030 F        500  20      mg/L 166        mg/L
Turbidity 180.1

1

 0.1     NTU 1.75 ntu
Organics VOC's

Bromoform

502.2

0.100  mg/L

0.004 mg/L

Not Detected

Bromodichloromethane 502.2 0.100  mg/L 0.002 mg/L 0.008     mg/L
Chloroform 502.2 0.100  mg/L 0.002 mg/L 0.062     mg/L
Dibromochloromethane 502.2 0.100  mg/L 0.004 mg/L 0.005     mg/L
Total THM's 502.2 0.100  mg/L 0.002 mg/L 0.075     mg/L
Benzene 502.2 0.005  mg/L 0.001 mg/L Not Detected
Vinyl Chloride 502.2 0.002  mg/L 0.001 mg/L Not Detected
Carbon tetrachloride 502.2 0.005  mg/L 0.001 mg/L Not Detected
1,2 Dichloroethane 502.2 0.005  mg/L 0.001 mg/L Not Detected
Trichloroethylene 502.2 0.005  mg/L 0.001 mg/L Not Detected
1,4 Dichlorobenzene 502.2 0.075  mg/L 0.001 mg/L 0.001     mg/L
1,1 Dichloroethylene 502.2 0.007  mg/L 0.001 mg/L Not Detected
1,1,1 Trichloroethane 502.2 0.200  mg/L 0.001 mg/L Not Detected
Bromobenzene 502.2         -- 0.002 mg/L Not Detected
Bromomethane 502.2         -- 0.002 mg/L Not Detected
Chlorobenzene 502.2 0.100  mg/L 0.001 mg/L Not Detected
Chloroethane 502.2         -- 0.002 mg/L Not Detected
Chloromethane 502.2         -- 0.002 mg/L Not Detected
2-Chlorotoluene 502.2         -- 0.001 mg/L Not Detected
4-Chlorotoluene 502.2         -- 0.001 mg/L Not Detected
Dibromochloropropane 502.2         -- 0.001 mg/L Not Detected
Dibromomethane 502.2         -- 0.002 mg/L < 0.002 mg/L
1,2 Dichlorobenzene 502.2 0.600  mg/L 0.001 mg/L < 0.001 mg/L
1,3 Dichlorobenzene 502.2         -- 0.001 mg/L < 0.001 mg/L
Dichlorofluoromethane 502.2         -- 0.002 mg/L < 0.002 mg/L
1,1 Dichloroethane 502.2         -- 0.002 mg/L < 0.002 mg/L
t-1,2 Dichloroethylene 502.2 0.100  mg/L 0.002 mg/L  0.006 mg/L
c-1,2Dichloroethylene 502.2 0.070  mg/L 0.002 mg/L  0.006 mg/L
Dichloromethane 502.2 0.005  mg/L 0.002 mg/L < 0.002 mg/L
1,2 Dichloropropane 502.2 0.005  mg/L 0.002 mg/L < 0.002 mg/L
t-1,3 Dichloropropene 502.2         -- 0.002 mg/L < 0.002 mg/L
c-1,3Dichloropropene 502.2         -- 0.002 mg/L < 0.002 mg/L
2,2 Dichloropropane 502.2         -- 0.002 mg/L < 0.002 mg/L
1,1 Dichloropropene 502.2         -- 0.002 mg/L < 0.002 mg/L
1,3 Dichloropropane 502.2         -- 0.002 mg/L < 0.002 mg/L
Ethylbenzene 502.2 0.700  mg/L 0.001 mg/L < 0.001 mg/L
Ethylene Dibromide 502.2         -- 0.001 mg/L < 0.001 mg/L
Styrene 502.2 0.100  mg/L 0.001 mg/L < 0.001 mg/L
1,1,1,2 Tetrachloroethane 502.2         -- 0.002 mg/L < 0.002 mg/L
1,1,2,2 Tetrachloroethane 502.2         -- 0.002 mg/L < 0.002 mg/L
Tetrachloroethylene 502.2 0.005  mg/L 0.002 mg/L < 0.002 mg/L
1,2,3 Trichlorobenzene 502.2         -- 0.002 mg/L < 0.002 mg/L
1,2,4 Trichlorobenzene 502.2 0.070  mg/L 0.002 mg/L < 0.002 mg/L
1,1,2 Trichloroethane 502.2 0.005  mg/L 0.002 mg/L < 0.002 mg/L
Trichlorofluoromethane 502.2         -- 0.002 mg/L  0.003 mg/L
1,2,3 Trichloropropane 502.2         -- 0.002 mg/L < 0.002 mg/L
Toluene 502.2 1.0     mg/L 0.001 mg/L < 0.001 mg/L
Xylene(s) 502.2 10.0   mg/L 0.001 mg/L 0.001     mg/L
MTBE 502.2
524 		0.03 to 0.04 mg/L 
(no standard set) 		0.004 mg/L 0.009     mg/L
Pesticides/Herbicides

Alachlor

505

0.002  mg/L

0.001  mg/L

Not Detected

Aldrin 505         -- 0.002  mg/L Not Detected
Atrazine 505 0.003  mg/L 0.002  mg/L Not Detected
Chlordane 505 0.002  mg/L 0.001  mg/L Not Detected
Dichloran 505         -- 0.002  mg/L Not Detected
Dieldrin 505         -- 0.001  mg/L Not Detected
Endrin 505 0.002   mg/L 0.0001 mg/L Not Detected
Heptachlor 505 0.0004 mg/L 0.0004 mg/L Not Detected
Heptachlor Epoxide 505 0.0002 mg/L 0.0001 mg/L Not Detected
Hexachlorobenzene 505 0.001   mg/L 0.0005 mg/L Not Detected
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene 505 0.050   mg/L 0.001   mg/L Not Detected
Lindane 505 0.0002 mg/L 0.0002 mg/L Not Detected
Methoxychlor 505 0.040   mg/L 0.002   mg/L Not Detected
PCB's   (as DCBP) 505 0.0005 mg/L 0.0005  m/L Not Detected
Pentachloronitrobenzene 505         -- 0.002   mg/L Not Detected
Silvex    (2,4,5-TP) 515 0.050   mg/L 0.005   mg/L Not Detected
Simazine 505 0.004   mg/L 0.002   mg/L Not Detected
Toxaphene 505 0.003   mg/L 0.001   mg/L Not Detected
Trifluralin 505         -- 0.002   mg/L Not Detected
2,4-D 515 0.070   mg/L 0.010   mg/L Not Detected

For More information about the Environmental Quality Center, please contact:

 Attn: Mr. Brian Oram, Professional Geologist (PG)
Laboratory Director
Wilkes University
Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences
PO Box 111
84 West South Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766

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