Water Nitrate

General   mg/L

About this Indicator

Concentration of nitrate ions dissolved in surface water bodies.

Benchmarks (113)

AUS-TMI-AGR-WNI Moderate
  Australia   Tropical & Subtropical Maritime Islands   Agricultural Crop Production
AUS-TGP-LVG-WNI High
1 mg/L
  Australia   Temperate Grassy Woodlands & Plains   Livestock Grazing & Pasture
AUS-TGP-LVG-WNI High
1.1 mg/L
  Australia   Temperate Grassy Woodlands & Plains   Livestock Grazing & Pasture
AUS-TGP-LVG-WNI High
2.6 mg/L
  Australia   Temperate Grassy Woodlands & Plains   Livestock Grazing & Pasture
AUS-TGP-LVG-WNI High
0–1 mg/L
  Australia   Temperate Grassy Woodlands & Plains   Livestock Grazing & Pasture
AUS-TSR-FOR-WNI Moderate
0.021 mg/L
  Australia   Tropical & Subtropical Rainforests   Production Forestry
AUS-TSR-FOR-WNI Moderate
0.01 mg/L
  Australia   Tropical & Subtropical Rainforests   Production Forestry
AUS-TSR-FOR-WNI Moderate
0.5 mg/L
  Australia   Tropical & Subtropical Rainforests   Production Forestry
AUS-TSR-FOR-WNI Moderate
0.02–0.1 mg/L
  Australia   Tropical & Subtropical Rainforests   Production Forestry
AUS-TGP-AGR-WNI Moderate
0.7 mg/L
  Australia   Temperate Grassy Woodlands & Plains   Agricultural Crop Production
AUS-TGP-AGR-WNI High
1.1 mg/L
  Australia   Temperate Grassy Woodlands & Plains   Agricultural Crop Production
AUS-TGP-AGR-WNI Moderate
0.18 mg/L
  Australia   Temperate Grassy Woodlands & Plains   Agricultural Crop Production
AUS-TSW-FOR-WNI Moderate
1 mg/L
  Australia   Temperate Semi-Arid Shrublands & Open Woodlands   Production Forestry
AUS-TSW-FOR-WNI Moderate
4.4 mg/L
  Australia   Temperate Semi-Arid Shrublands & Open Woodlands   Production Forestry
AUS-TGP-CON-WNI High
0.014 mg/L
  Australia   Temperate Grassy Woodlands & Plains   Conservation / Protected Natural Areas
AUS-TGP-CON-WNI Moderate
2.84 mg/L
  Australia   Temperate Grassy Woodlands & Plains   Conservation / Protected Natural Areas
AUS-TMI-URB-WNI High
0.001 mg/L
  Australia   Tropical & Subtropical Maritime Islands   Urban & Developed Use
AUS-TMI-URB-WNI High
0.009 mg/L
  Australia   Tropical & Subtropical Maritime Islands   Urban & Developed Use
AUS-TMS-CON-WNI Moderate
0.1 mg/L
  Australia   Tropical Monsoonal Savannas   Conservation / Protected Natural Areas
AUS-TMS-CON-WNI Moderate
0.03 mg/L
  Australia   Tropical Monsoonal Savannas   Conservation / Protected Natural Areas
AUS-TMS-CON-WNI Moderate
0.64 mg/L
  Australia   Tropical Monsoonal Savannas   Conservation / Protected Natural Areas
AUS-TMI-AQU-WNI Moderate
0.2 mg/L
  Australia   Tropical & Subtropical Maritime Islands   Aquaculture
AUS-TMI-AQU-WNI High
0.07 mg/L
  Australia   Tropical & Subtropical Maritime Islands   Aquaculture
AUS-TMI-FOR-WNI Low
0.007 mg/L
  Australia   Tropical & Subtropical Maritime Islands   Production Forestry
AUS-TMI-FOR-WNI Low
0.002–0.01 mg/L
  Australia   Tropical & Subtropical Maritime Islands   Production Forestry
AUS-TMI-FOR-WNI Low
0.007 mg/L
  Australia   Tropical & Subtropical Maritime Islands   Production Forestry
AUS-TSR-LVG-WNI Moderate
0.05 mg/L
  Australia   Tropical & Subtropical Rainforests   Livestock Grazing & Pasture
AUS-TSR-LVG-WNI High
1.1 mg/L
  Australia   Tropical & Subtropical Rainforests   Livestock Grazing & Pasture
AUS-TDG-AGR-WNI Moderate
0.2 mg/L
  Australia   Temperate Dry Woodlands & Native Grasslands   Agricultural Crop Production
AUS-TDG-AGR-WNI Low
0.01 mg/L
  Australia   Temperate Dry Woodlands & Native Grasslands   Agricultural Crop Production
AUS-TDG-AGR-WNI Moderate
0.02–0.2 mg/L
  Australia   Temperate Dry Woodlands & Native Grasslands   Agricultural Crop Production
AUS-TDG-AGR-WNI Moderate
0.2 mg/L
  Australia   Temperate Dry Woodlands & Native Grasslands   Agricultural Crop Production
AUS-TDG-AGR-WNI Moderate
0.01 mg/L
  Australia   Temperate Dry Woodlands & Native Grasslands   Agricultural Crop Production
AUS-TDG-AGR-WNI Moderate
0.02–0.2 mg/L
  Australia   Temperate Dry Woodlands & Native Grasslands   Agricultural Crop Production
AUS-TDG-AGR-WNI Moderate
0.2 mg/L
  Australia   Temperate Dry Woodlands & Native Grasslands   Agricultural Crop Production
AUS-TDG-AGR-WNI Moderate
10.63 mg/L
  Australia   Temperate Dry Woodlands & Native Grasslands   Agricultural Crop Production
AUS-ASC-IND-WNI Moderate
  Australia   Alpine and Subalpine Complex   Industrial & Infrastructure Use
AUS-ASC-IND-WNI Moderate
0.7 mg/L
  Australia   Alpine and Subalpine Complex   Industrial & Infrastructure Use
AUS-AKW-AQU-WNI Low
100 mg/L
  Australia   Arid Karstic Woodlands & Shrublands   Aquaculture
AUS-AKW-AQU-WNI Low
100–150 mg/L
  Australia   Arid Karstic Woodlands & Shrublands   Aquaculture
AUS-AKW-AQU-WNI Low
200 mg/L
  Australia   Arid Karstic Woodlands & Shrublands   Aquaculture
AUS-ASC-AQU-WNI Moderate
0.5 mg/L
  Australia   Alpine and Subalpine Complex   Aquaculture
AUS-AIF-URB-WNI Low
1.1 mg/L
  Australia   Arid Inland Floodplains & Ephemeral River Systems   Urban & Developed Use
AUS-AKW-URB-WNI Low
4.4 mg/L
  Australia   Arid Karstic Woodlands & Shrublands   Urban & Developed Use
AUS-ASC-LVG-WNI Moderate
0–0.1 mg/L
  Australia   Alpine and Subalpine Complex   Livestock Grazing & Pasture
AUS-ASC-LVG-WNI Moderate
0.015 mg/L
  Australia   Alpine and Subalpine Complex   Livestock Grazing & Pasture
AUS-ASC-LVG-WNI Low
  Australia   Alpine and Subalpine Complex   Livestock Grazing & Pasture
AUS-TSW-CON-WNI Moderate
11.5 mg/L
  Australia   Temperate Semi-Arid Shrublands & Open Woodlands   Conservation / Protected Natural Areas
AUS-TSR-IND-WNI Moderate
4.87 mg/L
  Australia   Tropical & Subtropical Rainforests   Industrial & Infrastructure Use
AUS-TSR-AGR-WNI Moderate
0.005 mg/L
  Australia   Tropical & Subtropical Rainforests   Agricultural Crop Production

Properties

  • Domain
  • Category Water
  • Unit mg/L
  • Direction Higher ↑
  • Seasonal No
  • Vegetation-specific No

Method Reference

Photometric test strips or laboratory analysis