Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Nitrite

Woodlake, City Of

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.

 

17

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND50ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND40ND
2021ND60ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND20ND

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
2018-09-20CA5410020_008_008-201809201210ND
2018-09-20CA5410020_004_004-201809201250ND
2018-09-20CA5410020_005_005-201809201240ND
2018-09-20CA5410020_006_006-201809201220ND
2018-09-20CA5410020_007_007-201809201230ND
2020-09-15CA5410020_010_010-202009151144ND
2020-09-15CA5410020_009_009-202009151138ND
2020-11-19CA5410020_009_009-202011191225ND
2020-11-19CA5410020_010_010-202011191140ND
2021-08-31CA5410020_004_004-202108311030ND
2021-08-31CA5410020_006_006-202108311045ND
2021-08-31CA5410020_007_007-202108311055ND
2021-08-31CA5410020_008_008-202108311109ND
2021-08-31CA5410020_005_005-202108311010ND
2021-10-26CA5410020_010_010-202110261115ND
2023-08-15CA5410020_009_009-202308151110ND
2023-08-15CA5410020_010_010-202308151100ND