Authors: Blake Ross, Extension Specialist, Agricultural Engineering, and Kathleen Parrott, Extension Specialist, Housing.
Publication Number 356-489, April 1998
Figure 1. A Sample Water Analysis Report
| Client: Client Name | Collected by: KM |
| Project: Analytical Laboratory Services | Project Number: CL000001 |
| Date Collected: 05/28/98 | Time Collected: 7:35 a.m. |
| Sample Identification: Kitchen tap | Lab Number: 01000 |
| Analysis | Results | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Total Coliform Bacteria | 50 | #/100mL |
| Nitrate-Nitrogen | 4.55 | mg/L |
| pH | 7.50 | |
| Iron | 0.55 | mg/L |
| Hardness as CaCo3 | 280 | mg/L |
| Sulfate-Sulfur | 32.0 | mg/L |
| Chloride | 25.4 | mg/L |
| Specific Conductance | 344 | umhos/cc |
On the basis of the above test result(s), this water sample DOES NOT MEET EPA Drinking Water Standards.
The following notes apply to this sample:
The Total Coliform Bacteria exceeded the max.lev.of 1
colony/100mL
The Iron level exceeded the limit of 0.3 mg/L.
Laboratory Manager
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