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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 28.
Published in final edited form as: J Environ Health. 2015 Dec;78(5):30–39.

TABLE 3.

Tuftonboro Area Homeowner Survey, June 2012 and June 2013

Parameter Samples Limit Typea Limit Value # Above Limit %
Total coliform bacteria 258 MCL 0 cts/100/mLb 61 23.64
Noncoliform counts 258 >200 cts/100/mL 40 15.50
E. coli bacteria 258 MCL 0 cts/100/mL 14 5.43
Analytical gross alpha 8 MCL 15 pCi/L 0 0.00
Arsenic 275 MCL 0.01 mg/L 77 28.00
Chloride 246 SMCL 250 mg/L 4 1.63
Copper 237 SMCL 1.0 mg/L 1 0.42
Copper-stagnant 232 SMCL 1.0 mg/L 22 9.48
Fluoride 240 MCL 4.0 mg/L 10 4.17
Fluoride SMCL 240 SMCL 2.0 mg/L 33 13.75
Hardness 237 250 mg/L 0 0.00
Iron 237 SMCL 0.3 mg/L 17 7.17
Lead 237 AL 0.015 mg/L 1 0.42
Lead-stagnant 232 AL 0.015 mg/L 23 9.91
Manganese 237 SMCL 0.05 mg/L 20 8.44
Nitrate 246 MCL 10 mg/L 21 8.54
Nitrite 246 MCL 1 mg/L 0 0.00
Radon 79 2000 pCi/L 24 30.38
Sodium 237 SMCL 250 mg/L 1 0.42
Uranium 237 MCL .030 mg/L 0 0.00
pH 237 pH <6.5 37 15.61
237 pH >8.5 8 3.38
Volatile organic compounds 3 MCL varies with compound 0 0.00
Alkalinity 2 0 0.00
a

MCL = maximum contaminant level for public water systems; SMCL= secondary maximum contaminant level for public water systems; AL= action level for public water systems.

b

PRESENT is unacceptable.