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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Nitrite

City of Lemoore

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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30

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND40ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND130ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND90ND

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
2014-07-235810-021-0955ND
2014-07-235810-018-0935ND
2014-09-255810-021-1130ND
2014-09-255810-018-1135ND
2015-01-215810-022-1003ND
2016-04-185810-008-1145ND
2016-04-185810-009-1355ND
2016-04-185810-010-1000ND
2016-04-185810-020-1345ND
2016-04-185810-011-1020ND
2016-05-025810-005-1045ND
2016-05-035810-006-0945ND
2016-07-255810-021-1206ND
2016-07-255810-018-1615ND
2016-07-255810-011-1555ND
2016-07-255810-022-1250ND
2016-07-255810-010-1500ND
2016-07-255810-006-1645ND
2017-07-315810-021-0930ND
2018-02-065810-022-0755ND
2018-02-065810-018-0740ND
2019-05-145810-011-1045ND
2019-05-145810-020-0945ND
2019-05-145810-009-0955ND
2019-05-315810-020-0940ND
2019-05-315810-010-0910ND
2019-05-315810-009-1000ND
2019-05-315810-005-0930ND
2019-12-205810-010-1220ND
2019-12-205810-005-1110ND