That brown one is over 10. This one here is the one that had 79 parts. They put in another new well and now that one is reading 49 parts per million. When they bought the house, they didn't know there was anything wrong. By the time they found out their drinking water was unsafe, their infant son had been drinking it for nearly a month.
Water contaminated with nitrates is dangerous for infants, pregnant woman, and old people.
Babies under six months who drink it can get blue-baby syndrome. It inhibits the baby's ability to use oxygen. It can cause lasting damage. In some cases it is fatal. Staber's son was 10 months too old to get blue baby syndrome.