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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Nitrite

Paradise Ranch Mobile Home Park

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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67

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND100ND
2015ND120ND
2016ND120ND
2017ND110ND
2018ND90ND
20190.0462 ppm132ND - 0.300 ppm

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
2014-02-055806-021-1336ND
2014-04-025806-021-1434ND
2014-05-145806-021-1342ND
2014-06-045806-021-1417ND
2014-07-025806-021-1456ND
2014-08-065806-021-1344ND
2014-09-035806-021-1316ND
2014-10-015806-021-1407ND
2014-11-055806-021-1412ND
2014-12-105806-021-1427ND
2015-01-075806-021-1454ND
2015-02-045806-021-1345ND
2015-03-045806-021-1447ND
2015-04-015806-021-1431ND
2015-05-065806-021-1416ND
2015-06-035806-021-1427ND
2015-07-085806-021-1328ND
2015-08-125806-021-1329ND
2015-09-095806-021-1428ND
2015-10-075806-021-1415ND
2015-11-045806-021-1420ND
2015-12-025806-021-1311ND
2016-01-065806-021-1423ND
2016-02-035806-021-1430ND
2016-03-025806-021-1115ND
2016-04-065806-021-1428ND
2016-05-045806-021-1432ND
2016-06-085806-021-1429ND
2016-07-065806-021-1445ND
2016-08-095806-021-1357ND
2016-09-145806-021-1402ND
2016-10-125806-021-1356ND
2016-11-025806-021-1452ND
2016-12-075806-021-1428ND
2017-01-115806-021-1445ND
2017-02-015806-021-1406ND
2017-03-015806-021-1417ND
2017-04-055806-021-1529ND
2017-05-035806-021-1415ND
2017-06-075806-021-1436ND
2017-07-125806-021-1410ND
2017-08-025806-021-1437ND
2017-09-065806-021-1436ND
2017-10-045806-021-1450ND
2017-12-065806-021-1420ND
2018-01-035806-021-1410ND
2018-04-045806-021-1439ND
2018-06-065806-021-1430ND
2018-07-115806-021-1429ND
2018-08-085806-021-1506ND
2018-09-055806-021-1425ND
2018-10-035806-021-1420ND
2018-11-075806-021-1427ND
2018-12-125806-021-1454ND
2019-01-095806-021-1320ND
2019-02-255806-021-1439ND
2019-03-135806-021-1543ND
2019-04-035806-021-1358ND
2019-05-085806-021-1425ND
2019-06-125806-021-1447ND
2019-07-035806-021-09360.300 ppm
2019-08-215806-021-14520.300 ppm
2019-09-115806-021-1412ND
2019-09-255806-021-1550ND
2019-10-095806-021-1456ND
2019-11-135806-021-1512ND
2019-12-115806-021-1419ND