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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Nitrite

City of Clovis

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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185

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND310ND
2015ND310ND
2016ND310ND
2017ND320ND
2018ND290ND
2019ND310ND

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
2014-08-065810-067-0900ND
2014-09-025810-074-1310ND
2014-09-045810-048-1210ND
2014-09-045810-072-1030ND
2014-09-085810-033-0840ND
2014-09-085810-034-0930ND
2014-09-105810-031-1100ND
2014-09-105810-032-1015ND
2014-09-105810-082-1015ND
2014-09-115810-012-0945ND
2014-09-115810-014-0845ND
2014-09-125810-005-0949ND
2014-09-125810-019-0851ND
2014-09-125810-035-1024ND
2014-09-125810-036-1130ND
2014-09-125810-040-0925ND
2014-09-155810-018-0822ND
2014-09-155810-049-1042ND
2014-09-155810-050-0947ND
2014-09-155810-054-0939ND
2014-09-155810-070-1025ND
2014-09-175810-046-0834ND
2014-09-175810-068-0857ND
2014-09-175810-076-0957ND
2014-09-185810-024-1050ND
2014-09-185810-026-0954ND
2014-09-195810-025-1036ND
2014-09-225810-016-1017ND
2014-09-235810-020-1106ND
2014-09-235810-077-1040ND
2014-09-305810-052-1105ND
2015-08-065810-067-1015ND
2015-09-035810-018-0846ND
2015-09-095810-005-1044ND
2015-09-095810-019-1015ND
2015-09-095810-032-0936ND
2015-09-095810-033-0758ND
2015-09-095810-034-0816ND
2015-09-095810-040-1001ND
2015-09-095810-046-1028ND
2015-09-115810-020-0955ND
2015-09-115810-048-0920ND
2015-09-115810-070-1045ND
2015-09-145810-026-1031ND
2015-09-155810-014-0800ND
2015-09-155810-052-0911ND
2015-09-155810-077-0851ND
2015-09-155810-082-0830ND
2015-09-165810-012-0815ND
2015-09-165810-031-0850ND
2015-09-165810-035-1055ND
2015-09-165810-036-1026ND
2015-09-165810-049-0914ND
2015-09-165810-050-0830ND
2015-09-165810-074-0915ND
2015-09-165810-076-1033ND
2015-09-185810-024-0922ND
2015-09-185810-054-1031ND
2015-09-215810-072-0945ND
2015-09-235810-068-0947ND
2015-09-255810-025-1234ND
2015-09-285810-016-1023ND
2016-08-055810-067-0900ND
2016-09-085810-005-0907ND
2016-09-085810-014-0800ND
2016-09-085810-019-1020ND
2016-09-085810-024-0928ND
2016-09-085810-025-1035ND
2016-09-085810-026-0856ND
2016-09-085810-040-0900ND
2016-09-085810-046-0756ND
2016-09-085810-068-0928ND
2016-09-085810-070-0815ND
2016-09-085810-077-0951ND
2016-09-095810-012-0950ND
2016-09-095810-018-0730ND
2016-09-095810-031-0847ND
2016-09-095810-032-0815ND
2016-09-095810-033-0730ND
2016-09-095810-034-0753ND
2016-09-095810-035-1038ND
2016-09-095810-036-1126ND
2016-09-095810-048-0900ND
2016-09-095810-052-0908ND
2016-09-095810-076-0925ND
2016-09-095810-082-0845ND
2016-09-125810-050-0955ND
2016-09-125810-054-1030ND
2016-09-125810-074-1103ND
2016-09-145810-016-0923ND
2016-09-145810-020-0805ND
2016-09-145810-049-0900ND
2016-09-215810-072-1100ND
2017-08-035810-067-0850ND
2017-09-075810-050-0650ND
2017-09-075810-070-0707ND
2017-09-075810-076-1130ND
2017-09-085810-054-0725ND
2017-09-085810-074-0700ND
2017-09-115810-005-0714ND
2017-09-115810-035-0635ND
2017-09-115810-036-0648ND
2017-09-125810-020-0642ND
2017-09-125810-032-0700ND
2017-09-125810-033-0745ND
2017-09-125810-034-0810ND
2017-09-125810-048-0950ND
2017-09-125810-068-0701ND
2017-09-125810-082-0935ND
2017-09-135810-018-1030ND
2017-09-135810-031-0735ND
2017-09-135810-049-0900ND
2017-09-145810-012-0850ND
2017-09-145810-019-0740ND
2017-09-145810-024-1225ND
2017-09-185810-016-1010ND
2017-09-185810-040-0916ND
2017-09-185810-052-0815ND
2017-09-185810-077-0945ND
2017-09-205810-025-1330ND
2017-09-205810-026-1250ND
2017-09-205810-046-1115ND
2017-09-205810-072-1000ND
2017-10-265810-014-0820ND
2017-11-035810-014-0815ND
2018-09-055810-018-1025ND
2018-09-065810-005-0724ND
2018-09-065810-012-0750ND
2018-09-065810-019-0845ND
2018-09-065810-031-0654ND
2018-09-065810-032-0940ND
2018-09-065810-033-0925ND
2018-09-065810-040-1015ND
2018-09-065810-049-0849ND
2018-09-065810-054-0821ND
2018-09-065810-068-0737ND
2018-09-065810-070-0743ND
2018-09-065810-074-0856ND
2018-09-075810-014-0915ND
2018-09-075810-024-0726ND
2018-09-075810-034-0740ND
2018-09-075810-035-0749ND
2018-09-075810-046-0800ND
2018-09-075810-048-0810ND
2018-09-075810-050-0707ND
2018-09-075810-082-0710ND
2018-09-115810-025-1128ND
2018-09-115810-026-0722ND
2018-09-115810-077-1046ND
2018-09-125810-016-0928ND
2018-09-125810-036-0805ND
2018-09-125810-052-0900ND
2018-09-125810-076-0822ND
2018-09-195810-072-1026ND
2019-07-035810-024-0726ND
2019-07-035810-040-1005ND
2019-07-035810-070-0751ND
2019-07-055810-014-0814ND
2019-07-055810-035-0733ND
2019-07-055810-046-0700ND
2019-07-055810-050-0653ND
2019-07-055810-054-0755ND
2019-07-055810-074-0715ND
2019-07-095810-016-0951ND
2019-07-095810-019-0842ND
2019-07-095810-076-0700ND
2019-07-105810-012-0724ND
2019-07-105810-031-0655ND
2019-07-115810-018-0740ND
2019-07-115810-049-0950ND
2019-07-115810-077-0745ND
2019-07-125810-025-1020ND
2019-07-125810-048-0910ND
2019-07-165810-032-0925ND
2019-07-165810-033-0905ND
2019-07-165810-068-0830ND
2019-07-175810-034-0935ND
2019-07-175810-052-0710ND
2019-07-175810-082-0730ND
2019-07-185810-036-0820ND
2019-07-185810-072-0945ND
2019-07-195810-026-0825ND
2019-07-225810-005-0800ND
2019-07-265810-020-0832ND
2019-08-215810-067-0920ND