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Nitrite

California Water Service Company-Lancaster

NOTE: California Water Service Company-Lancaster purchases water from Antelope Valley - East Kern Water Agency which is required to test for nitrite. Sample information shown below was taken by Antelope Valley - East Kern Water Agency.

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.

 

63

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND220ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

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

NOTE: California Water Service Company-Lancaster purchases water from Antelope Valley - East Kern Water Agency which is required to test for nitrite. Sample information shown below was taken by Antelope Valley - East Kern Water Agency.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-10CA1910045_009_009-201801100915ND
2018-01-10CA1910045_007_007-201801100835ND
2018-02-28CA1910045_019_019-201802280928ND
2018-03-14CA1910045_014_014-201803140905ND
2018-03-28CA1910045_013_013-201803280850ND
2018-04-11CA1910045_010_010-201804110814ND
2018-04-11CA1910045_009_009-201804110855ND
2018-04-11CA1910045_007_007-201804110750ND
2018-05-09CA1910045_015_015-201805091032ND
2018-05-09CA1910045_012_012-201805090954ND
2018-06-13CA1910045_003_003-201806131200ND
2018-06-13CA1910045_002_002-201806131200ND
2018-06-13CA1910045_005_005-201806131200ND
2018-06-20CA1910045_024_024-201806200811ND
2018-06-20CA1910045_023_023-201806201023ND
2018-07-11CA1910045_010_010-201807110840ND
2018-08-08CA1910045_019_019-201808081055ND
2018-08-08CA1910045_011_011-201808080715ND
2018-08-08CA1910045_015_015-201808080638ND
2018-11-06CA1910045_006_006-201811060730ND
2018-11-06CA1910045_004_004-201811061105ND
2018-11-06CA1910045_001_001-201811061110ND
2019-03-13CA1910045_020_020-201903130903ND
2019-03-13CA1910045_013_013-201903130808ND
2019-03-13CA1910045_014_014-201903130818ND
2019-06-12CA1910045_005_005-201906120854ND
2019-06-12CA1910045_003_003-201906120854ND
2019-06-12CA1910045_002_002-201906120854ND
2019-11-13CA1910045_001_001-201911130853ND
2019-11-13CA1910045_006_006-201911130833ND
2019-11-13CA1910045_004_004-201911131202ND
2019-12-11CA1910045_003_003-201912111300ND
2019-12-11CA1910045_005_005-201912111300ND
2019-12-11CA1910045_002_002-201912111300ND
2020-02-12CA1910045_017_017-202002121200ND
2020-02-12CA1910045_022_022-202002120805ND
2020-02-12CA1910045_021_021-202002121035ND
2020-02-20CA1910045_018_018-202002201000ND
2020-03-11CA1910045_020_020-202003110930ND
2020-05-13CA1910045_018_018-202005131340ND
2020-05-13CA1910045_017_017-202005131315ND
2020-05-13CA1910045_019_019-202005131315ND
2020-06-10CA1910045_002_002-202006101330ND
2020-11-09CA1910045_002_002-202011091220ND
2020-11-09CA1910045_003_003-202011091220ND
2020-11-09CA1910045_017_017-202011091310ND
2020-11-09CA1910045_019_019-202011091114ND
2020-11-09CA1910045_004_004-202011091240ND
2020-11-09CA1910045_001_001-202011091250ND
2020-11-09CA1910045_018_018-202011091217ND
2020-11-09CA1910045_005_005-202011091220ND
2020-11-09CA1910045_006_006-202011090929ND
2020-12-09CA1910045_024_024-202012091100ND
2020-12-09CA1910045_023_023-202012090638ND
2021-11-10CA1910045_006_006-202111100750ND
2021-11-10CA1910045_001_001-202111100845ND
2021-11-10CA1910045_004_004-202111101107ND
2022-11-09CA1910045_001_001-202211091210ND
2022-11-09CA1910045_004_004-202211091118ND
2022-11-09CA1910045_006_006-202211090810ND
2023-11-08CA1910045_004_004-202311081055ND
2023-11-08CA1910045_006_006-202311080723ND
2023-11-08CA1910045_001_001-202311081140ND