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Nitrate and nitrite

Csa 70-f Morongo

Nitrate and nitrite enter water from fertilizer runoff, septic tanks and urban runoff. These contaminants can cause oxygen deprivation for infants and increase the risk of cancer. Nitrite is significantly more toxic than nitrate. Click here to read more about nitrate.

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

7

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
20190.860 ppm330.760 ppm - 0.960 ppm
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
20220.993 ppm330.810 ppm - 1.20 ppm
20230.900 ppm110.900 ppm

ppm = parts per million

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.14 ppm

The EWG health guideline of 0.14 parts per million, or ppm, for nitrate and nitrite is based on the equivalent health guideline for nitrate, as defined in a peer-reviewed scientific study by EWG. This guideline represents a one-in-one-million annual cancer risk level.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 10 ppm

ppm = parts per million

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-06-10CA3600226_002_002-2019061011000.860 ppm
2019-06-10CA3600226_003_003-2019061010300.760 ppm
2019-06-10CA3600226_001_001-2019061010450.960 ppm
2022-06-29CA3600226_002_002-2022062908550.970 ppm
2022-06-29CA3600226_003_003-2022062909150.810 ppm
2022-12-21CA3600226_001_001-2022122109101.20 ppm
2023-01-30CA3600226_001_001-2023013013300.900 ppm