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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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND

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
2014-01-08206741-01ND
2014-04-09209079-01ND
2014-07-09211947-01ND
2014-10-09215357-01ND
2015-01-1412374789ND
2015-04-0812721925ND
2015-07-0813108099ND
2015-10-1413483733ND
2016-02-0813957561ND
2016-05-1114369951ND
2016-07-1314699607ND
2016-11-0915336050ND
2017-02-0815761000ND
2017-04-1116057472ND
2017-07-1216530658ND
2017-10-1216991633ND
2018-01-10264060-02ND
2018-04-12268209-02ND
2018-07-11273689-02ND
2018-10-09279541-02ND
2019-01-09284329-02ND
2019-04-10289270-02ND
2019-07-08295085-02ND
2019-10-09302000-02ND