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Phosphorous
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1538
such as transport from sewage treatment systems placed below the seasonal high water table and soils ... extensively for water treatment. mg/L ppm Nutrient ACTION IS OPTIONAL Phosphorous levels were detected in your ... GENERAL INFORMATION Phosphorus is commonly found in soil, rocks and plants. Phosphorus is an ...
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Learn About the Dangers of Lead Paint
https://butler.osu.edu/news/learn-about-dangers-lead-paint
exposure is at high enough levels. According to Groundwork Ohio's Building the Way Healthier Future ... about lead assessments or testing for your child. Currently the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends a risk ... 4, 5 and 6 years of age. The recommendation is to do a risk assessment, and do a blood lead level ...
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Potassium
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1502
Potassium levels in drinking water from water softeners using potassium chloride can be very high, and may ... for an inspection of the well construction and testing for coliform bacteria. mg/L ppm Inorganic major ... significantly increase the levels of potassium in drinking water, even at water hardness levels considered to be ...
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Xylenes
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1598
contaminant level (MCL) for many years could experience damage to their nervous system. 10.00 ppm mg/L ppm VOC ... MCL MCL ADVISORY- ACTION IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Xylene levels were detected in your water sample to ... exceed the maximum contaminant level (MCL). ACTION IS OPTIONAL Xylene levels were detected in your water ...
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Chlorine
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1513
level (MRDL). MRDL's are non-enforceable goals based on the possible risk and exposure over ... excess of the MRDL could experience stomach discomfort. 4.00 ppm mg/L ppm Inorganic trace constituent ... MRDL ADVISORY- ACTION IS RECOMMENDED Chlorine levels were detected in your water sample to exceed the ...
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Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1490
GENERAL INFORMATION Well water that effervesces may contain high levels of carbon dioxide in the ... water (carbonated water). Carbonic acid is a weak acid. The primary effects of high levels of carbon ... effect is considered negligible. mg/L ppm Carbon Dioxide (CO 2) Dissolved gas ACTION IS OPTIONAL Carbon ...
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Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (as N)
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1539
is bound up in compounds with carbon, oxygen and hydrogen. TKN is high in septic waste and manure. ... Total nitrogen is equal to TKN plus nitrate and nitrite. mg/L ppm Nutrient ACTION IS OPTIONAL Total ... Kjeldahl Nitrogen levels were detected in your water sample. There is no health-based standard for Total ...
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Copper
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1516
level (AL). MCLG's are non-enforceable goals based on the possible risk and exposure over ... action level over a relatively short amount of time could experience gastrointestinal distress. Some ... people who drink water containing copper in excess of the action level over many years could suffer liver ...
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Ammonia
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1534
elevated levels of ammonia. Ammonia is very soluble in water. Because of its solubility, excessive soil ... nitrates for more information. mg/L ppm Nutrient ACTION IS OPTIONAL Ammonia levels were detected in your ... levels in well water. Water contaminated with sewage, animal wastes or fertilizer runoff may contain ...
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Chloride
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1499
occurs naturally in ground water as a component of deposited salts in geologic formations. The levels of ... may have higher levels of chloride because the ground water has dissolved many of the naturally ... occurring minerals over time. Chloride levels in water wells that are higher than normal background levels ...