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Chemical and radiological sample results

MS0510006 , Town of Hickory

21 of the 57 analytes this system has been tested for have been detected at least once, across 205 samples on record.

The other 36 were tested for and never found. An analyte is counted here if any result on record measured it, so this covers the whole history and not the samples listed below.

Across all 205 samples on record, detections range from November 24, 2003 to October 29, 2025. These figures cover the whole record.

What counts as a non-detect is defined in the help: Less than Indicator. This system’s violations.

What has been detected, ever

Every analyte measured above its reporting level at any point in this system’s record, most often detected first. This is not limited to the samples listed below.

Every analyte ever detected for Town of Hickory, with how many results found it and when it was first and last detected. Covers the whole record, not only the samples listed below.
Analyte Kind Detected in First detected Last detected
Copper, Free 1022 Inorganic Chemical 60 of 60 results Aug 2, 2007 Sep 12, 2023
Lead 1030 Inorganic Chemical 52 of 60 results Aug 2, 2007 Sep 12, 2023
Barium 1010 Inorganic Chemical 20 of 20 results Nov 24, 2003 Mar 17, 2025
Chromium 1020 Inorganic Chemical 10 of 20 results Mar 8, 2004 May 16, 2019
TTHM 2950 Organic Chemical 9 of 11 results Aug 29, 2007 Oct 29, 2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (Haa5) 2456 Organic Chemical 7 of 11 results Aug 29, 2007 Jun 3, 2024
Sodium 1052 Inorganic Chemical 6 of 6 results Sep 19, 2019 Feb 24, 2025
Gross Alpha, Incl. Radon & U 4002 Radionuclide 5 of 10 results Mar 12, 2012 Oct 2, 2012
Chloroform 2941 Organic Chemical 4 of 6 results Aug 19, 2013 Oct 29, 2025
Nickel 1036 Inorganic Chemical 4 of 20 results Mar 22, 2006 May 1, 2013
Sulfate 1055 Inorganic Chemical 4 of 4 results Nov 24, 2003 Mar 8, 2004
Bromodichloromethane 2943 Organic Chemical 3 of 6 results Aug 19, 2013 Oct 29, 2025
Dibromochloromethane 2944 Organic Chemical 3 of 6 results Aug 19, 2013 Oct 29, 2025
Fluoride 1025 Inorganic Chemical 3 of 20 results May 1, 2013 Mar 7, 2016
Dichloroacetic Acid 2451 Organic Chemical 2 of 5 results Sep 21, 2020 Oct 29, 2025
Selenium 1045 Inorganic Chemical 2 of 20 results Apr 6, 2005 Apr 6, 2005
Dichloromethane 2964 Organic Chemical 2 of 14 results Aug 30, 2004 Aug 30, 2004
Trichloroacetic Acid 2452 Organic Chemical 1 of 5 results Sep 21, 2020 Sep 21, 2020
Nitrate-Nitrite 1038 Inorganic Chemical 1 of 44 results Aug 22, 2005 Aug 22, 2005
Nitrate 1040 Inorganic Chemical 1 of 44 results Aug 22, 2005 Aug 22, 2005
Cyanide 1024 Inorganic Chemical 1 of 20 results Apr 6, 2005 Apr 6, 2005

No date range is applied: this list draws on every sample on record. Show the last two years only.

The most recent samples, result by result

The table below lists 21–30 of 205 samples, newest first — collected October 10, 2022 to September 12, 2023. The summary above covers all 205.

27 results from the 10 samples listed here: 8 detected, 19 not detected. Across the whole record it is 200 of 919. A sample is analysed for many analytes at once, so one sample appears on as many rows as it had results.

We withheld the location of 3 sampling points below. The location on record identifies a private home, and we do not publish those. That is our decision, not the agency’s. The sampling point, its type and every result taken there are published unchanged.

Chemical and radiological sample results for Town of Hickory, every result from 21 to 30 of 205 samples shown, newest first. Not detected means the amount was below the level the laboratory can reliably report, which is given beside it.
Result Analyte Monitoring period
Collected
Sep 12, 2023 04:34
Sampling point
LC0010 Location withheld
Sample type
Routine
Lab sample
PB-230913-111
Laboratory
MSDH Lab
0.109 mg/l , sample collected Sep 12, 2023 04:34, sampling point LC0010 Copper, Free 1022 EPA method 200.8 Jan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2023
Not detected below 0.5 ug/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected Sep 12, 2023 04:34, sampling point LC0010 Lead 1030 EPA method 200.8 Jan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2023
Collected
Sep 12, 2023 07:00
Sampling point
LC0003 Location withheld
Sample type
Routine
Lab sample
PB-230913-110
Laboratory
MSDH Lab
0.143 mg/l , sample collected Sep 12, 2023 07:00, sampling point LC0003 Copper, Free 1022 EPA method 200.8 Jan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2023
6 ug/l , sample collected Sep 12, 2023 07:00, sampling point LC0003 Lead 1030 EPA method 200.8 Jan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2023
Collected
Sep 12, 2023 05:45
Sampling point
LC0001 Location withheld
Sample type
Routine
Lab sample
PB-230913-109
Laboratory
MSDH Lab
0.346 mg/l , sample collected Sep 12, 2023 05:45, sampling point LC0001 Copper, Free 1022 EPA method 200.8 Jan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2023
2.1 ug/l , sample collected Sep 12, 2023 05:45, sampling point LC0001 Lead 1030 EPA method 200.8 Jan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2023
Collected
Jun 20, 2023 13:00
Sampling point
MRT000 Max. Res. Time
Sample type
Routine
Lab sample
TH-230621-021
Laboratory
MSDH Lab
1.58 ug/l , sample collected Jun 20, 2023 13:00, sampling point MRT000 TTHM 2950 EPA method 524.2 Not recorded
Collected
Jun 20, 2023 13:07
Sampling point
MRT000 Max. Res. Time
Sample type
Routine
Lab sample
HA-230621-022
Laboratory
MSDH Lab
2.31 ug/l , sample collected Jun 20, 2023 13:07, sampling point MRT000 Total Haloacetic Acids (Haa5) 2456 EPA method 552.2 Not recorded
Collected
Feb 27, 2023 13:12
Sampling point
TF103 Treatment Plant T103
Sample type
Routine
Lab sample
NI-230228-032
Laboratory
MSDH Lab
Not detected below 0.1 mg/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected Feb 27, 2023 13:12, sampling point TF103 Nitrate-Nitrite 1038 EPA method QC10107041C Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
Not detected below 0.08 mg/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected Feb 27, 2023 13:12, sampling point TF103 Nitrate 1040 EPA method QC10107041C Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
Not detected below 0.02 mg/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected Feb 27, 2023 13:12, sampling point TF103 Nitrite 1041 EPA method QC10107041C Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
Collected
Feb 27, 2023 13:00
Sampling point
TF102 Treatment Plant T102
Sample type
Routine
Lab sample
NI-230228-031
Laboratory
MSDH Lab
Not detected below 0.1 mg/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected Feb 27, 2023 13:00, sampling point TF102 Nitrate-Nitrite 1038 EPA method QC10107041C Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
Not detected below 0.08 mg/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected Feb 27, 2023 13:00, sampling point TF102 Nitrate 1040 EPA method QC10107041C Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
Not detected below 0.02 mg/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected Feb 27, 2023 13:00, sampling point TF102 Nitrite 1041 EPA method QC10107041C Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
Collected
Dec 13, 2022 13:00
Sampling point
TF102 Treatment Plant T102
Sample type
Routine
Lab sample
CN-221214-004
Laboratory
MSDH Lab
Not detected below 0.015 mg/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected Dec 13, 2022 13:00, sampling point TF102 Cyanide 1024 EPA method QC10204001X Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2022
Collected
Dec 13, 2022 13:10
Sampling point
TF103 Treatment Plant T103
Sample type
Routine
Lab sample
CN-221214-005
Laboratory
MSDH Lab
Not detected below 0.015 mg/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected Dec 13, 2022 13:10, sampling point TF103 Cyanide 1024 EPA method QC10204001X Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2022
Collected
Oct 10, 2022 12:59
Sampling point
TF103 Treatment Plant T103
Sample type
Routine
Lab sample
IN-221011-035
Laboratory
MSDH Lab
Not detected below 0.0005 mg/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected Oct 10, 2022 12:59, sampling point TF103 Arsenic 1005 EPA method 200.8 Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2022
0.0066 mg/l , sample collected Oct 10, 2022 12:59, sampling point TF103 Barium 1010 EPA method 200.8 Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2022
Not detected below 0.0005 mg/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected Oct 10, 2022 12:59, sampling point TF103 Cadmium 1015 EPA method 200.8 Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2022
Not detected below 0.0005 mg/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected Oct 10, 2022 12:59, sampling point TF103 Chromium 1020 EPA method 200.8 Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2022
Not detected below 0.1 mg/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected Oct 10, 2022 12:59, sampling point TF103 Fluoride 1025 EPA method QC 10-109-12-2-A Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2022
Not detected below 0.0005 mg/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected Oct 10, 2022 12:59, sampling point TF103 Mercury 1035 EPA method 200.8 Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2022
Not detected below 0.0005 mg/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected Oct 10, 2022 12:59, sampling point TF103 Nickel 1036 EPA method 200.8 Not recorded
Not detected below 0.0025 mg/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected Oct 10, 2022 12:59, sampling point TF103 Selenium 1045 EPA method 200.8 Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2022
Not detected below 0.0005 mg/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected Oct 10, 2022 12:59, sampling point TF103 Antimony, Total 1074 EPA method 200.8 Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2022
Not detected below 0.0005 mg/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected Oct 10, 2022 12:59, sampling point TF103 Beryllium, Total 1075 EPA method 200.8 Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2022
Not detected below 0.0005 mg/l Minimum Reporting Level , sample collected Oct 10, 2022 12:59, sampling point TF103 Thallium, Total 1085 EPA method 200.8 Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2022

Routine (10).