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Welcome to the Northern Plains and Mountains Water Quality Interpretation Tool. This tool has been created to help you evaluate your drinking, livestock and irrigation water quality.
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To use the tool, simply follow these steps:
1.
Select the state where you collected your water samples:
Choose State:
Colorado
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Utah
Wyoming
All Other States
2.
Select your water application type:
Choose Type:
Drinking Water
Irrigation Water
Livestock Water
3.
Enter the values that have been provided to you by a laboratory in the spaces pertaining to your analyses results. If you do not have a value for a particular parameter, leave the space blank.
4.
Click the submit button below to obtain a table with an interpretation of the quality of your water.
5.
If you need to start over, or wish to enter data for a different type of water, click the reset button below.
Routine Water Analysis
Alkalinity as CaCO
3
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Ammonium (NH
4
)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Bicarbonate
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Boron (B)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Calcium (Ca)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Carbonate (CO
3
)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Chloride (Cl)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Electrical Conductivity (EC)
dS/m (mmhos/cm)
umhos/cm
Hardness
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Magnesium (Mg)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Nitrate as Nitrogen (NO
3
-N)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Nitrate (NO
3
)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Nitrite as Nitrogen (NO
2
-N)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Nitrite (NO
2
)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
NO
3
-N + NO
2
-N (Total)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
pH
pH
Potassium (K)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Sodium Adsorption Ratio (SAR)
sar
Sodium (Na)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Sulfate (SO
4
)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Bacterium
Total Coliforms
CFU/100ml
Org/100ml
OR
Present
Absent
Fecal Coliforms
CFU/100ml
Org/100ml
OR
Present
Absent
E. Coli bacteria
CFU/100ml
Org/100ml
OR
Present
Absent
Individual Metals Analysis
Aluminum (Al)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Barium (Ba)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Cadmium (Cd)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Chromium (Cr)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Copper (Cu)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Iron (Fe)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Manganese (Mn)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Molybdenum (Mo)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Nickel (Ni)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Phosphorus (P)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Zinc (Zn)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Trace Elements Analysis
Antimony (Sb)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Arsenic (As)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Beryllium (Be)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Cobalt (Co)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Cyanide (CN) (free)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Fluoride (F)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Lead (Pb)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Lithium (Li)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Mercury (Hg)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Radon (Rn)
pCi/L
Selenium (Se)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Silver (Ag)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Thallium (Tl)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Vanadium (V)
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Other Parameters
Asbestos
mil fiber/L
Chlorophenol
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Foaming Agents
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Phenol
mg/L
ppm
gr/gal
Organic Contaminants
2,4 D
ug/L
ppb
2,4,5 TP
ug/L
ppb
alachlor
ug/L
ppb
aldicarb
ug/L
ppb
atrazine
ug/L
ppb
carbofuran
ug/L
ppb
chlordane
ug/L
ppb
methoxychlor
ug/L
ppb
Volatile Contaminants
benzene
ug/L
ppb
o-dichlorobenzene
ug/L
ppb
p-dichlorobenzene
ug/L
ppb
ethylbenzene
ug/L
ppb
monochlorobenzene
ug/L
ppb
styrene
ug/L
ppb
toluene
ug/L
ppb
trichloroethane
ug/L
ppb
xylenes (total)
ug/L
ppb