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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Nitrate and nitrite

Prosser, Village of

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.

 

469

Samples

18

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

459

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
201411.7 ppm4410.8 ppm - 12.1 ppm
201512.6 ppm4411.6 ppm - 13.1 ppm
20163.14 ppm4039ND - 13.8 ppm
20173.69 ppm140135ND - 14.7 ppm
20182.98 ppm1411410.479 ppm - 15.1 ppm
20194.03 ppm1401400.152 ppm - 16.5 ppm

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
2014-01-1428114712.1 ppm
2014-04-2229402912.0 ppm
2014-07-3030873610.8 ppm
2014-10-2932817711.9 ppm
2015-01-0734433512.6 ppm
2015-05-1135761912.9 ppm
2015-08-0437269211.6 ppm
2015-10-2839215613.1 ppm
2016-01-1313.2 ppm
2016-03-270.493 ppm
2016-05-0413.1 ppm
2016-08-1011.9 ppm
2016-11-0113.8 ppm
2016-12-071.95 ppm
2016-12-073.14 ppm
2016-12-074.14 ppm
2016-12-071.16 ppm
2016-12-072.73 ppm
2016-12-071.69 ppm
2016-12-071.45 ppm
2016-12-072.46 ppm
2016-12-072.72 ppm
2016-12-210.720 ppm
2016-12-210.175 ppm
2016-12-210.764 ppm
2016-12-213.01 ppm
2016-12-211.90 ppm
2016-12-214.20 ppm
2016-12-212.34 ppm
2016-12-213.42 ppm
2016-12-211.30 ppm
2016-12-263.40 ppm
2016-12-262.35 ppm
2016-12-263.29 ppm
2016-12-263.00 ppm
2016-12-261.97 ppm
2016-12-261.31 ppm
2016-12-260.509 ppm
2016-12-260.523 ppm
2016-12-263.02 ppm
2016-12-262.07 ppm
2016-12-262.90 ppm
2016-12-280.149 ppm
2016-12-280.327 ppm
2016-12-283.36 ppm
2016-12-282.44 ppm
2016-12-28ND
2016-12-283.41 ppm
2017-03-0714.7 ppm
2017-03-073.54 ppm
2017-03-075.02 ppm
2017-03-073.35 ppm
2017-03-072.81 ppm
2017-03-074.04 ppm
2017-03-073.90 ppm
2017-03-073.18 ppm
2017-03-074.13 ppm
2017-03-073.43 ppm
2017-03-074.16 ppm
2017-03-074.15 ppm
2017-03-074.02 ppm
2017-03-073.07 ppm
2017-03-072.93 ppm
2017-03-203.93 ppm
2017-03-208.23 ppm
2017-03-203.45 ppm
2017-03-204.00 ppm
2017-03-203.77 ppm
2017-03-204.55 ppm
2017-03-202.34 ppm
2017-03-205.15 ppm
2017-03-213.63 ppm
2017-03-213.92 ppm
2017-03-211.55 ppm
2017-03-213.79 ppm
2017-03-214.68 ppm
2017-03-210.123 ppm
2017-03-217.95 ppm
2017-03-212.97 ppm
2017-03-213.82 ppm
2017-03-214.35 ppm
2017-03-213.48 ppm
2017-03-214.35 ppm
2017-03-213.58 ppm
2017-06-273.38 ppm
2017-06-2713.0 ppm
2017-06-270.0517 ppm
2017-06-274.49 ppm
2017-06-274.13 ppm
2017-06-273.79 ppm
2017-06-27ND
2017-06-273.72 ppm
2017-06-273.93 ppm
2017-06-273.14 ppm
2017-06-274.18 ppm
2017-06-274.19 ppm
2017-06-273.18 ppm
2017-06-273.70 ppm
2017-06-276.04 ppm
2017-06-273.62 ppm
2017-06-273.60 ppm
2017-06-273.48 ppm
2017-06-274.21 ppm
2017-06-274.10 ppm
2017-06-274.11 ppm
2017-06-280.118 ppm
2017-06-284.15 ppm
2017-06-28ND
2017-06-280.0653 ppm
2017-06-283.88 ppm
2017-06-283.98 ppm
2017-06-281.90 ppm
2017-06-283.90 ppm
2017-06-284.01 ppm
2017-06-283.84 ppm
2017-06-283.34 ppm
2017-06-284.59 ppm
2017-06-284.53 ppm
2017-06-284.26 ppm
2017-06-281.88 ppm
2017-09-123.13 ppm
2017-09-124.19 ppm
2017-09-123.97 ppm
2017-09-123.41 ppm
2017-09-1213.4 ppm
2017-09-124.34 ppm
2017-09-121.31 ppm
2017-09-124.23 ppm
2017-09-125.26 ppm
2017-09-124.14 ppm
2017-09-124.62 ppm
2017-09-124.35 ppm
2017-09-124.38 ppm
2017-09-124.37 ppm
2017-09-124.90 ppm
2017-09-123.72 ppm
2017-09-124.21 ppm
2017-09-124.25 ppm
2017-09-124.76 ppm
2017-09-123.99 ppm
2017-09-124.60 ppm
2017-09-123.78 ppm
2017-09-134.38 ppm
2017-09-205.09 ppm
2017-09-20ND
2017-09-204.46 ppm
2017-09-204.42 ppm
2017-09-20ND
2017-09-203.80 ppm
2017-09-203.87 ppm
2017-09-205.14 ppm
2017-09-204.04 ppm
2017-09-20ND
2017-09-204.05 ppm
2017-09-204.08 ppm
2017-11-283.63 ppm
2017-12-103.69 ppm
2017-12-104.14 ppm
2017-12-103.54 ppm
2017-12-104.10 ppm
2017-12-104.14 ppm
2017-12-103.11 ppm
2017-12-103.86 ppm
2017-12-103.82 ppm
2017-12-103.17 ppm
2017-12-102.82 ppm
2017-12-102.66 ppm
2017-12-104.44 ppm
2017-12-102.59 ppm
2017-12-104.37 ppm
2017-12-111.90 ppm
2017-12-113.57 ppm
2017-12-111.42 ppm
2017-12-112.20 ppm
2017-12-112.76 ppm
2017-12-111.52 ppm
2017-12-112.83 ppm
2017-12-111.76 ppm
2017-12-111.82 ppm
2017-12-113.20 ppm
2017-12-113.60 ppm
2017-12-110.287 ppm
2017-12-112.88 ppm
2017-12-111.78 ppm
2017-12-113.73 ppm
2017-12-112.10 ppm
2017-12-120.288 ppm
2017-12-124.10 ppm
2018-01-035319983.48 ppm
2018-01-035319993.38 ppm
2018-03-265313170.502 ppm
2018-03-265313190.479 ppm
2018-03-265313200.988 ppm
2018-03-265313230.782 ppm
2018-03-265313240.491 ppm
2018-03-265313250.936 ppm
2018-03-265313270.933 ppm
2018-03-265313280.516 ppm
2018-03-265313290.983 ppm
2018-03-265313300.899 ppm
2018-03-265313320.528 ppm
2018-03-265313330.512 ppm
2018-03-265313340.554 ppm
2018-03-265313360.517 ppm
2018-03-265313390.514 ppm
2018-03-265313410.515 ppm
2018-03-265313420.502 ppm
2018-03-265313460.507 ppm
2018-03-265313470.510 ppm
2018-03-265313481.09 ppm
2018-03-265313501.14 ppm
2018-03-275313210.520 ppm
2018-03-275313220.488 ppm
2018-03-275313260.503 ppm
2018-03-275313310.487 ppm
2018-03-275313350.499 ppm
2018-03-275313370.494 ppm
2018-03-275313380.506 ppm
2018-03-275313400.550 ppm
2018-03-275313430.521 ppm
2018-03-275313440.529 ppm
2018-03-275313450.544 ppm
2018-03-275313490.518 ppm
2018-06-1254520115.1 ppm
2018-06-185452043.60 ppm
2018-06-185452074.53 ppm
2018-06-185452083.46 ppm
2018-06-185452133.73 ppm
2018-06-185452153.64 ppm
2018-06-185452165.21 ppm
2018-06-185452174.28 ppm
2018-06-185452194.69 ppm
2018-06-185452245.61 ppm
2018-06-185452261.87 ppm
2018-06-185452270.995 ppm
2018-06-185452283.97 ppm
2018-06-185452294.74 ppm
2018-06-185452323.46 ppm
2018-06-185452333.53 ppm
2018-06-185452340.791 ppm
2018-06-185452365.17 ppm
2018-06-195452034.86 ppm
2018-06-195452094.80 ppm
2018-06-195452104.92 ppm
2018-06-195452184.81 ppm
2018-06-195452234.79 ppm
2018-06-195452306.24 ppm
2018-06-195452314.82 ppm
2018-06-195452354.80 ppm
2018-06-205452024.69 ppm
2018-06-205452053.20 ppm
2018-06-205452146.41 ppm
2018-06-205452203.44 ppm
2018-06-215452063.89 ppm
2018-06-215452113.73 ppm
2018-06-215452124.54 ppm
2018-06-215452214.53 ppm
2018-06-215452224.55 ppm
2018-06-215452253.94 ppm
2018-09-175627764.64 ppm
2018-09-175627793.56 ppm
2018-09-175627803.75 ppm
2018-09-175627852.18 ppm
2018-09-175627864.15 ppm
2018-09-175627874.32 ppm
2018-09-175627894.14 ppm
2018-09-175627904.39 ppm
2018-09-175627911.96 ppm
2018-09-175627944.16 ppm
2018-09-175627953.76 ppm
2018-09-175627972.00 ppm
2018-09-175628002.19 ppm
2018-09-175628014.30 ppm
2018-09-175628024.17 ppm
2018-09-175628034.82 ppm
2018-09-175628044.61 ppm
2018-09-175628054.88 ppm
2018-09-175628074.61 ppm
2018-09-185627733.88 ppm
2018-09-185627744.14 ppm
2018-09-185627753.73 ppm
2018-09-185627773.84 ppm
2018-09-185627783.91 ppm
2018-09-185627814.32 ppm
2018-09-185627824.24 ppm
2018-09-185627834.07 ppm
2018-09-185627843.73 ppm
2018-09-185627884.23 ppm
2018-09-185627924.18 ppm
2018-09-185627933.85 ppm
2018-09-185627964.16 ppm
2018-09-185627983.95 ppm
2018-09-185627994.16 ppm
2018-09-185628064.17 ppm
2018-12-105788001.90 ppm
2018-12-105788012.00 ppm
2018-12-105788021.57 ppm
2018-12-105788031.62 ppm
2018-12-105788071.02 ppm
2018-12-105788094.15 ppm
2018-12-105788110.854 ppm
2018-12-105788154.11 ppm
2018-12-105788202.46 ppm
2018-12-105788231.66 ppm
2018-12-105788252.70 ppm
2018-12-105788261.59 ppm
2018-12-105788270.991 ppm
2018-12-105788282.58 ppm
2018-12-105788321.68 ppm
2018-12-105788331.02 ppm
2018-12-175787990.608 ppm
2018-12-175788044.05 ppm
2018-12-175788053.75 ppm
2018-12-175788064.29 ppm
2018-12-175788080.937 ppm
2018-12-175788103.87 ppm
2018-12-175788120.972 ppm
2018-12-175788133.21 ppm
2018-12-175788144.41 ppm
2018-12-175788163.63 ppm
2018-12-175788193.65 ppm
2018-12-175788213.66 ppm
2018-12-175788241.14 ppm
2018-12-175788293.79 ppm
2018-12-175788303.14 ppm
2018-12-175788314.24 ppm
2018-12-185788174.16 ppm
2018-12-185788185.26 ppm
2018-12-185788223.10 ppm
2019-02-265913762.97 ppm
2019-02-265913782.98 ppm
2019-02-265913803.21 ppm
2019-02-265913814.65 ppm
2019-02-265913841.30 ppm
2019-02-265913873.77 ppm
2019-02-265913923.49 ppm
2019-02-265913983.37 ppm
2019-02-265914012.75 ppm
2019-02-265914023.48 ppm
2019-02-265914030.489 ppm
2019-02-265914057.32 ppm
2019-02-265914063.66 ppm
2019-02-265914073.80 ppm
2019-02-265914083.49 ppm
2019-02-265914103.28 ppm
2019-02-275913883.27 ppm
2019-02-275913890.333 ppm
2019-02-275913963.07 ppm
2019-02-275913973.76 ppm
2019-02-275913993.63 ppm
2019-02-275914001.68 ppm
2019-02-275995713.46 ppm
2019-03-105913853.87 ppm
2019-03-105913933.79 ppm
2019-03-115913793.48 ppm
2019-03-115913824.63 ppm
2019-03-115913913.90 ppm
2019-03-115913941.96 ppm
2019-03-175913861.25 ppm
2019-03-185913774.51 ppm
2019-03-245913904.68 ppm
2019-03-245913953.20 ppm
2019-03-265914041.27 ppm
2019-04-226041924.82 ppm
2019-04-226042033.83 ppm
2019-04-226042080.957 ppm
2019-04-226042114.66 ppm
2019-04-226042124.66 ppm
2019-04-226042154.25 ppm
2019-04-226042164.24 ppm
2019-04-226042183.80 ppm
2019-05-276041853.65 ppm
2019-05-276041864.59 ppm
2019-05-276041904.47 ppm
2019-05-276041933.98 ppm
2019-05-276041943.41 ppm
2019-05-276041954.01 ppm
2019-05-276042014.41 ppm
2019-05-276042044.19 ppm
2019-05-276042054.31 ppm
2019-05-276042090.304 ppm
2019-05-2760421011.4 ppm
2019-05-276042134.93 ppm
2019-05-286041843.89 ppm
2019-05-286041912.77 ppm
2019-05-286041964.67 ppm
2019-05-286041974.89 ppm
2019-05-286041994.00 ppm
2019-05-286042074.35 ppm
2019-06-1060350116.5 ppm
2019-06-256041874.87 ppm
2019-06-256042004.58 ppm
2019-06-256042021.75 ppm
2019-06-256042176.80 ppm
2019-06-256172617.96 ppm
2019-06-256236694.75 ppm
2019-06-266041894.78 ppm
2019-06-306041985.71 ppm
2019-06-306042068.20 ppm
2019-08-266193584.38 ppm
2019-08-266193594.74 ppm
2019-08-266193604.66 ppm
2019-08-266193624.52 ppm
2019-08-266193633.87 ppm
2019-08-266193647.27 ppm
2019-08-266193654.30 ppm
2019-08-266193697.75 ppm
2019-08-266193714.80 ppm
2019-08-266193725.02 ppm
2019-08-266193764.51 ppm
2019-08-266193774.92 ppm
2019-08-266193784.26 ppm
2019-08-266193794.87 ppm
2019-08-266193804.67 ppm
2019-08-266193811.14 ppm
2019-08-266193844.02 ppm
2019-08-266193854.34 ppm
2019-08-266193864.10 ppm
2019-08-266193871.55 ppm
2019-08-266193888.36 ppm
2019-08-266193894.41 ppm
2019-08-266193900.949 ppm
2019-08-276193673.29 ppm
2019-08-276193834.55 ppm
2019-09-186193560.152 ppm
2019-09-186193578.21 ppm
2019-09-186193731.39 ppm
2019-09-186193744.45 ppm
2019-09-296193612.11 ppm
2019-09-296193664.69 ppm
2019-09-296193685.31 ppm
2019-09-296193754.32 ppm
2019-09-296193824.35 ppm
2019-11-126405894.20 ppm
2019-11-126405904.46 ppm
2019-11-126405923.42 ppm
2019-11-126405934.91 ppm
2019-11-126405953.01 ppm
2019-11-126406001.94 ppm
2019-11-126406094.16 ppm
2019-11-126406103.91 ppm
2019-11-126406113.49 ppm
2019-11-126406153.49 ppm
2019-11-126406182.56 ppm
2019-11-126406193.15 ppm
2019-11-126406200.831 ppm
2019-12-026405913.63 ppm
2019-12-026405998.48 ppm
2019-12-026406023.38 ppm
2019-12-026406074.02 ppm
2019-12-026406083.70 ppm
2019-12-026406143.29 ppm
2019-12-026406171.87 ppm
2019-12-026513663.46 ppm
2019-12-036405972.89 ppm
2019-12-036406012.84 ppm
2019-12-036406133.25 ppm
2019-12-036406163.57 ppm
2019-12-036513674.05 ppm
2019-12-156405887.68 ppm
2019-12-156405945.96 ppm
2019-12-156405964.11 ppm
2019-12-156405985.36 ppm
2019-12-156406031.51 ppm
2019-12-156406044.45 ppm
2019-12-156406053.70 ppm
2019-12-156406064.22 ppm
2019-12-156406123.89 ppm
2019-12-166406210.257 ppm