Estimated nitrate concentrations in groundwater used for drinking

While nitrate does occur naturally in drinking water, concentrations of 10 parts per million is considered dangerous.

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Values are rounded to the nearest whole number. Therefore, values < 0.5% = 0%.

Chart: Daniel Wheaton | Midwest NewsroomSource: EPAGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper