Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Nitrite

Kern Valley State Prison

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.

 

120

Samples

29

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.487 ppm188ND - 2.00 ppm
20190.702 ppm2410ND - 4.00 ppm
20200.394 ppm187ND - 1.30 ppm
20210.573 ppm198ND - 2.90 ppm
20220.460 ppm219ND - 2.30 ppm
20230.461 ppm208ND - 1.60 ppm

ppm = parts per million

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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
2018-01-02CA1510802_003_003-201801020730ND
2018-01-09CA1510802_002_002-2018010908302.00 ppm
2018-01-09CA1510802_001_001-2018010909000.910 ppm
2018-03-06CA1510802_003_003-201803060730ND
2018-04-03CA1510802_002_002-2018040309301.60 ppm
2018-04-03CA1510802_003_003-201804030730ND
2018-04-03CA1510802_001_001-2018040309001.20 ppm
2018-06-05CA1510802_003_003-201806050730ND
2018-07-03CA1510802_002_002-2018070308150.830 ppm
2018-07-03CA1510802_001_001-201807030800ND
2018-07-03CA1510802_003_003-201807030650ND
2018-08-07CA1510802_003_003-201808070700ND
2018-09-04CA1510802_003_003-2018090407000.110 ppm
2018-10-02CA1510802_001_001-2018100210000.910 ppm
2018-10-02CA1510802_002_002-2018100208001.20 ppm
2018-10-02CA1510802_003_003-201810020700ND
2018-11-06CA1510802_003_003-201811060730ND
2018-12-04CA1510802_003_003-201812040730ND
2019-01-02CA1510802_001_001-2019010213101.10 ppm
2019-01-02CA1510802_003_003-201901020730ND
2019-01-02CA1510802_002_002-2019010211201.30 ppm
2019-02-05CA1510802_003_003-201902050730ND
2019-02-12CA1510802_001_001-2019021210300.950 ppm
2019-02-12CA1510802_002_002-2019021210301.40 ppm
2019-03-05CA1510802_003_003-201903050730ND
2019-04-02CA1510802_001_001-2019040211000.890 ppm
2019-04-02CA1510802_003_003-201904020730ND
2019-04-02CA1510802_002_002-2019040210301.70 ppm
2019-05-07CA1510802_003_003-201905070730ND
2019-06-04CA1510802_003_003-201906040730ND
2019-07-02CA1510802_003_003-201907020700ND
2019-07-02CA1510802_001_001-2019070208002.50 ppm
2019-07-02CA1510802_002_002-2019070208454.00 ppm
2019-07-17CA1510802_003_003-201907170925ND
2019-08-07CA1510802_003_003-201908070945ND
2019-09-04CA1510802_003_003-201909040700ND
2019-10-02CA1510802_001_001-2019100212001.30 ppm
2019-10-02CA1510802_003_003-201910020700ND
2019-10-02CA1510802_002_002-2019100211301.70 ppm
2019-11-06CA1510802_003_003-201911060730ND
2019-12-04CA1510802_003_003-201912040700ND
2019-12-30CA1510802_003_003-201912300700ND
2020-01-15CA1510802_001_001-2020011507300.600 ppm
2020-01-15CA1510802_002_002-202001150800ND
2020-02-05CA1510802_003_003-202002050730ND
2020-03-04CA1510802_003_003-202003040800ND
2020-04-08CA1510802_001_001-2020040812301.20 ppm
2020-04-08CA1510802_003_003-202004080700ND
2020-04-08CA1510802_002_002-2020040812001.10 ppm
2020-05-06CA1510802_003_003-202005060730ND
2020-06-03CA1510802_003_003-202006030800ND
2020-07-01CA1510802_002_002-2020070112001.30 ppm
2020-07-01CA1510802_001_001-2020070112000.500 ppm
2020-07-01CA1510802_003_003-202007010700ND
2020-08-05CA1510802_003_003-202008050900ND
2020-09-02CA1510802_003_003-202009020800ND
2020-10-07CA1510802_001_001-2020100712301.10 ppm
2020-10-07CA1510802_003_003-202010070730ND
2020-10-07CA1510802_002_002-2020100712301.30 ppm
2020-12-02CA1510802_003_003-202012020730ND
2021-01-06CA1510802_003_003-202101060900ND
2021-01-06CA1510802_001_001-2021010609302.60 ppm
2021-01-06CA1510802_002_002-2021010610302.90 ppm
2021-03-02CA1510802_003_003-202103020900ND
2021-04-06CA1510802_002_002-2021040612001.30 ppm
2021-04-06CA1510802_001_001-2021040612000.400 ppm
2021-04-06CA1510802_003_003-202104061000ND
2021-05-04CA1510802_003_003-202105040730ND
2021-06-01CA1510802_003_003-202106011000ND
2021-07-06CA1510802_003_003-202107060800ND
2021-07-06CA1510802_001_001-2021070612000.600 ppm
2021-07-06CA1510802_002_002-2021070612001.30 ppm
2021-08-03CA1510802_003_003-202108030700ND
2021-09-07CA1510802_003_003-202109070730ND
2021-10-05CA1510802_003_003-202110050700ND
2021-10-05CA1510802_001_001-2021100512000.680 ppm
2021-10-05CA1510802_002_002-2021100512001.10 ppm
2021-11-02CA1510802_003_003-202111020800ND
2021-12-07CA1510802_003_003-202112071100ND
2022-01-04CA1510802_001_001-2022010412000.900 ppm
2022-01-04CA1510802_002_002-2022010412001.30 ppm
2022-02-02CA1510802_003_003-202202021005ND
2022-03-01CA1510802_003_003-202203010900ND
2022-04-05CA1510802_002_002-2022040511451.10 ppm
2022-04-05CA1510802_003_003-202204050800ND
2022-04-05CA1510802_001_001-2022040511450.960 ppm
2022-05-03CA1510802_003_003-202205031000ND
2022-06-07CA1510802_003_003-202206070900ND
2022-07-05CA1510802_002_002-2022070513002.30 ppm
2022-07-05CA1510802_001_001-2022070513000.860 ppm
2022-07-05CA1510802_003_003-202207050730ND
2022-08-02CA1510802_003_003-202208020800ND
2022-09-06CA1510802_003_003-202209060900ND
2022-10-04CA1510802_002_002-2022100412001.000 ppm
2022-10-04CA1510802_001_001-2022100412000.720 ppm
2022-10-04CA1510802_003_003-202210040800ND
2022-11-01CA1510802_002_002-2022110108000.530 ppm
2022-11-01CA1510802_001_001-202211010900ND
2022-11-01CA1510802_003_003-202211010800ND
2022-12-06CA1510802_003_003-202212060820ND
2023-01-03CA1510802_002_002-2023010312001.30 ppm
2023-01-03CA1510802_001_001-2023010312151.10 ppm
2023-01-03CA1510802_003_003-202301030940ND
2023-02-07CA1510802_003_003-202302071100ND
2023-03-07CA1510802_003_003-202303070920ND
2023-04-04CA1510802_001_001-2023040410550.750 ppm
2023-04-04CA1510802_003_003-202304040855ND
2023-04-04CA1510802_002_002-2023040410551.50 ppm
2023-05-02CA1510802_003_003-202305020925ND
2023-06-06CA1510802_003_003-202306060920ND
2023-07-05CA1510802_003_003-202307051220ND
2023-07-05CA1510802_001_001-2023070512050.960 ppm
2023-07-05CA1510802_002_002-2023070512151.60 ppm
2023-08-01CA1510802_003_003-202308010800ND
2023-09-05CA1510802_003_003-202309050930ND
2023-10-03CA1510802_001_001-2023100311301.000 ppm
2023-10-03CA1510802_002_002-2023100311401.000 ppm
2023-10-03CA1510802_003_003-202310030710ND
2023-11-07CA1510802_003_003-202311071015ND
2023-12-05CA1510802_003_003-202312051015ND