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