Nitrate, a fertilizer chemical, frequently contaminates drinking water due to agricultural and urban runoff, and discharges from municipal wastewater treatment plants and septic tanks. Excessive nitrate in water can cause oxygen deprivation in infants and increase the risk of cancer. Nitrate was found at 22 times above EWG's Health Guideline.
Contaminant Activated Carbon Reverse Osmosis Ion Exchange CONTAMINANTS ABOVE HEALTH GUIDELINES Arsenic ✔ ✔ Nitrate ✔ ✔ OTHER CONTAMINANTS DETECTED Barium ✔ ✔ Cyanide ✔ ✔ Selenium