Water Nitrate — Indicator

About this Indicator

Concentration of nitrate ions dissolved in surface water bodies.

Benchmarks (67)

AUS-TDG-AGR-WNI Moderate

0.1–0.2 mg/L

Australia Temperate Dry Woodlands & Native Grasslands Agricultural Crop Production

AUS-TMS-CON-WNI Moderate

0.07 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-TGP-LVG-WNI High

1 mg/L

Australia Temperate Grassy Woodlands & Plains Livestock Grazing & Pasture

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 Moderate

1.1 mg/L

Australia Temperate Grassy Woodlands & Plains Agricultural Crop Production

AUS-TGP-AGR-WNI Moderate

0.2 mg/L

Australia Temperate Grassy Woodlands & Plains Agricultural Crop Production

AUS-TGP-CON-WNI High

0.014 mg/L

Australia Temperate Grassy Woodlands & Plains Conservation / Protected Natural Areas

AUS-TGP-CON-WNI High

2.84 mg/L

Australia Temperate Grassy Woodlands & Plains Conservation / Protected Natural Areas

AUS-TSR-LVG-WNI Moderate

0.05 mg/L

Australia Tropical & Subtropical Rainforests Livestock Grazing & Pasture

AUS-TSR-LVG-WNI High

0.019 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-TSR-LVG-WNI High

0.64 mg/L

Australia Tropical & Subtropical Rainforests Livestock Grazing & Pasture

AUS-ASC-IND-WNI Moderate

0.7 mg/L

Australia Alpine and Subalpine Complex Industrial & Infrastructure Use

AUS-AIF-URB-WNI Low

1.1 mg/L

Australia Arid Inland Floodplains & Ephemeral River Systems Urban & Developed Use

AUS-AIF-URB-WNI Low

1.6 mg/L

Australia Arid Inland Floodplains & Ephemeral River Systems Urban & Developed Use

AUS-AIF-URB-WNI Moderate

0.01 mg/L

Australia Arid Inland Floodplains & Ephemeral River Systems Urban & Developed Use

AUS-ASC-LVG-WNI Moderate

0.015 mg/L

Australia Alpine and Subalpine Complex Livestock Grazing & Pasture

AUS-ASC-LVG-WNI Moderate

0–0.1 mg/L

Australia Alpine and Subalpine Complex Livestock Grazing & Pasture

AUS-ASC-LVG-WNI Moderate

0.1 mg/L

Australia Alpine and Subalpine Complex Livestock Grazing & Pasture

AUS-TSW-CON-WNI Moderate

4.4 mg/L

Australia Temperate Semi-Arid Shrublands & Open Woodlands Conservation / Protected Natural Areas

AUS-TSW-CON-WNI Moderate

0.01 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 High

0.005 mg/L

Australia Tropical & Subtropical Rainforests Agricultural Crop Production

AUS-TSR-AGR-WNI High

1 mg/L

Australia Tropical & Subtropical Rainforests Agricultural Crop Production

AUS-TMS-FOR-WNI Moderate

0.037 mg/L

Australia Tropical Monsoonal Savannas Production Forestry

AUS-TSW-AGR-WNI Moderate

0.177 mg/L

Australia Temperate Semi-Arid Shrublands & Open Woodlands Agricultural Crop Production

AUS-TSR-URB-WNI Moderate

0.015 mg/L

Australia Tropical & Subtropical Rainforests Urban & Developed Use

AUS-TGP-IND-WNI Moderate

0.4 mg/L

Australia Temperate Grassy Woodlands & Plains Industrial & Infrastructure Use

AUS-TMI-IND-WNI Moderate

0.062 mg/L

Australia Tropical & Subtropical Maritime Islands Industrial & Infrastructure Use

AUS-TMS-AGR-WNI Moderate

0.005–0.01 mg/L

Australia Tropical Monsoonal Savannas Agricultural Crop Production

AUS-TMI-LVG-WNI Moderate

0.7 mg/L

Australia Tropical & Subtropical Maritime Islands Livestock Grazing & Pasture

AUS-TSR-CON-WNI High

0.015 mg/L

Australia Tropical & Subtropical Rainforests Conservation / Protected Natural Areas

AUS-TSR-CON-WNI High

1 mg/L

Australia Tropical & Subtropical Rainforests Conservation / Protected Natural Areas

AUS-TSR-CON-WNI High

0.015–0.03 mg/L

Australia Tropical & Subtropical Rainforests Conservation / Protected Natural Areas

AUS-TMI-CON-WNI High

0.007 mg/L

Australia Tropical & Subtropical Maritime Islands Conservation / Protected Natural Areas

AUS-TMI-CON-WNI Moderate

0.1 mg/L

Australia Tropical & Subtropical Maritime Islands Conservation / Protected Natural Areas

AUS-TSW-LVG-WNI High

1.65 mg/L

Australia Temperate Semi-Arid Shrublands & Open Woodlands Livestock Grazing & Pasture

AUS-TMS-URB-WNI Moderate

0–0.019 mg/L

Australia Tropical Monsoonal Savannas Urban & Developed Use

AUS-TMS-URB-WNI High

0.002–0.019 mg/L

Australia Tropical Monsoonal Savannas Urban & Developed Use

AUS-TSW-URB-WNI Moderate

0.05 mg/L

Australia Temperate Semi-Arid Shrublands & Open Woodlands Urban & Developed Use

AUS-TSW-URB-WNI Moderate

31.9 mg/L

Australia Temperate Semi-Arid Shrublands & Open Woodlands Urban & Developed Use

AUS-TSW-URB-WNI Moderate

0.25–0.9 mg/L

Australia Temperate Semi-Arid Shrublands & Open Woodlands Urban & Developed Use

AUS-ASC-CON-WNI High

0.01 mg/L

Australia Alpine and Subalpine Complex Conservation / Protected Natural Areas

AUS-ASC-CON-WNI Moderate

0.01–0.015 mg/L

Australia Alpine and Subalpine Complex Conservation / Protected Natural Areas

AUS-ASC-CON-WNI Low

0.64 mg/L

Australia Alpine and Subalpine Complex Conservation / Protected Natural Areas

AUS-ASC-FOR-WNI Moderate

0.05 mg/L

Australia Alpine and Subalpine Complex Production Forestry

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Properties

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

Method Reference

Photometric test strips or laboratory analysis