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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Nitrite

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Nitrite, closely related to the fertilizer chemical nitrate, comes from urban runoff and from fertilizer applied to agricultural lands to pollute drinking water. Nitrite is significantly more toxic than nitrate. Excessive nitrite in water can cause oxygen deprivation in infants and increase the risk of cancer.

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71

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND110ND
2015ND120ND
2016ND120ND
2017ND120ND
2018ND120ND
2019ND120ND

ppm = parts per million

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 1 ppm

The legal limit for nitrite, established in 1991, was based on the rate of conversion of ingested nitrate into nitrite in adults. This limit may not fully protect against the risk of cancer due to nitrite exposure.

ppm = parts per million

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-24S156772ND
2014-02-20S548573ND
2014-03-20S542627ND
2014-04-28S570426ND
2014-05-27S575546ND
2014-06-26S575524ND
2014-07-18S579583ND
2014-08-27S576528ND
2014-09-10S576647ND
2014-10-28S601734ND
2014-12-11S567265ND
2015-01-29S616034ND
2015-02-25S616850ND
2015-03-31S616252ND
2015-04-23S619939ND
2015-05-26S616300ND
2015-06-22S621181ND
2015-07-29S629513ND
2015-08-24S579395ND
2015-09-28S641439ND
2015-10-27S656174ND
2015-11-30S656106ND
2015-12-11S660661ND
2016-01-28S676268ND
2016-02-02S659489ND
2016-03-23S660698ND
2016-04-22S629502ND
2016-05-26S669950ND
2016-06-30S670117ND
2016-07-28S671157ND
2016-08-26S671263ND
2016-09-28S660817ND
2016-10-31S660993ND
2016-11-07S703574ND
2016-12-28S714315ND
2017-01-13S703738ND
2017-02-08S732316ND
2017-03-01S725029ND
2017-04-27S750172ND
2017-05-18S751209ND
2017-06-08S737939ND
2017-07-06S740485ND
2017-08-16S751938ND
2017-09-29S752009ND
2017-10-12S760275ND
2017-11-15S779445ND
2017-12-21S782069ND
2018-01-03S781123ND
2018-02-08S783389ND
2018-03-15S799397ND
2018-04-10S799438ND
2018-05-14S757175ND
2018-06-18S799440ND
2018-07-09S816838ND
2018-08-08S812853ND
2018-09-07S825877ND
2018-10-05S837058ND
2018-11-09S825946ND
2018-12-13S853789ND
2019-01-04S854763ND
2019-02-07S860548ND
2019-03-05S869247ND
2019-04-25S878566ND
2019-05-13S856375ND
2019-06-25S888037ND
2019-07-25S896584ND
2019-08-29S896977ND
2019-09-12S907507ND
2019-10-21S909737ND
2019-11-25S920970ND
2019-12-13S921137ND