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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Nitrate and nitrite

USA - Fort Stewart Main

Nitrate and nitrite enter water from fertilizer runoff, septic tanks and urban runoff. These contaminants can cause oxygen deprivation for infants and increase the risk of cancer. Nitrite is significantly more toxic than nitrate. Click here to read more about nitrate.

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38

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND80ND
2015ND60ND
2016ND60ND
2017ND60ND
2018ND60ND
2019ND60ND

ppm = parts per million

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.14 ppm

The health guideline of 0.14 parts per million, or ppm, for nitrate and nitrite is based on the equivalent health guideline for nitrate, as defined in a peer-reviewed scientific study by EWG. This guideline represents a one-in-one-million annual cancer risk level.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 10 ppm

ppm = parts per million

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-08-05AI48453ND
2014-08-05AI48452ND
2014-08-14AI50031ND
2014-08-14AI50030ND
2014-08-14AI50029ND
2014-08-14AI50027ND
2014-08-14AI50026ND
2014-08-20AI50674ND
2015-08-13AI86427ND
2015-08-13AI86420ND
2015-08-13AI86422ND
2015-08-13AI86423ND
2015-08-13AI86424ND
2015-08-19AI87062ND
2016-11-29AJ34350ND
2016-11-29AJ34349ND
2016-11-29AJ34342ND
2016-11-29AJ34340ND
2016-11-30AJ34344ND
2016-12-19AJ37170ND
2017-11-08AJ73475ND
2017-11-08AJ73474ND
2017-11-08AJ73473ND
2017-11-08AJ73472ND
2017-11-08AJ73471ND
2017-11-08AJ73470ND
2018-07-31AJ96332ND
2018-07-31AJ96328ND
2018-07-31AJ96329ND
2018-07-31AJ96330ND
2018-07-31AJ96331ND
2018-07-31AJ96333ND
2019-07-10AK22696ND
2019-07-10AK22701ND
2019-07-10AK22700ND
2019-07-10AK22699ND
2019-07-10AK22698ND
2019-07-10AK22697ND