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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Nitrate and nitrite

Hilltop Ridge Apartments Phase Two

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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
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
2016-12-20590622ND
2016-12-20590621ND
2016-12-20590620ND
2016-12-20590617ND
2016-12-20590613ND
2016-12-20590616ND
2017-12-19623683ND
2017-12-19623682ND
2017-12-19623695ND
2017-12-19623694ND
2017-12-19623693ND
2017-12-19623689ND
2018-12-19655128ND
2018-12-19655127ND
2018-12-19655126ND
2018-12-19655125ND
2018-12-19655124ND
2018-12-19655117ND
2019-12-19686992ND
2019-12-19686989ND
2019-12-19686988ND
2019-12-19686987ND
2019-12-19686986ND
2019-12-19686985ND