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Franklin County Soil and Water Conservation District in conjunction with Life Science Laboratories, Inc. is a Drinking Water Sample drop off location!
Pick up sampling bottles at: 151 Finney BLVD, Malone, NY.
(Please stop in for the bottles, we cannot accept personal containers)
Drop off samples before 8:45 AM on Tuesday morning for processing.
Sample Prices:
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Sample Type |
Bottle Type |
Price |
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Total Coli form |
Small bottle with Preservative, clear sided bottle |
$25.00 |
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Nitrate |
Small bottle |
$20.00 |
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Nitrite |
Small bottle |
$20.00 |
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Lead |
Big Bottle ( 1 Liter) |
$20.00 |
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Sulfur |
Small bottle |
$20.00 |
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Iron |
Small bottle |
$15.00 |
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Sodium |
Small bottle |
$15.00 |
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Copper |
Big Bottle ( 1 Liter) |
$15.00 |
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Hardness |
Small bottle |
$15.00 |
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Alkalinity |
Small bottle- leave no air in bottle |
$10.00 |
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Iron, Manganese, Sodium, Hardness, Iron + Manganese, Lead |
Big Bottle ( 1 Liter) |
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Nitrate, Nitrite, pH, Turbidity |
Small bottle |
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Drinking Water Interpretations
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Sample Type |
MCL |
Causes |
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Total coliform |
0 |
Human and animal waste |
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E. coli |
0 |
Human and animal waste |
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Nitrate |
10 mg/L |
Runoff from fertilizer, leaching from septic, sewage |
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Nitrite |
1 mg/L |
Runoff from fertilizer, leaching from septic |
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Lead |
0 |
Corrosion of pipes, erosion of natural deposits |
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Sulfur |
250 mg/L |
Decay of organic material/not a health hazard |
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Iron |
0.3 mg/L |
Corrosion of pipes, erosion of natural deposits |
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Sodium |
20 mg/L |
Runoff, erosion of natural deposits |
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Copper |
1.3 mg/L |
Corrosion of pipes, erosion of natural deposits/ blue-green stains |
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Turbidity |
1 NTU |
Soil Runoff |
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Alkalinity |
500 ppm |
Calcium carbonate, being leached from rocks and soil |
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Iron + Manganese |
0.3 mg/L |
Corrosion of pipes, erosion of natural deposits |
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pH |
6.5-8.5 |
Corrosion of pipes, erosion of natural deposits |
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Hardness |
mg/l or ppm |
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Soft |
0 - 17.1 |
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Slightly hard |
17.1 - 60 |
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Moderately hard |
60 - 120 |
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Hard |
120 - 180 |
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Very Hard |
180 & over |
MCL=Maximum
Contaminant Level- The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in
drinking water. MCLs are set as close to MCLGs as feasible using the best
available treatment technology and taking cost into consideration. MCLs are
enforceable standards. (EPA)
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/contaminants/index.html
