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Nitrite

Saticoy Country Club-city Of Ventura

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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95

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND250ND
2015ND140ND
2016ND150ND
2017ND220ND
2018ND130ND
2019ND60ND

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
2014-01-062911-001-1215ND
2014-01-062911-002-1030ND
2014-02-032911-002-1200ND
2014-02-032911-006-1035ND
2014-03-102911-001-1030ND
2014-03-102911-002-0925ND
2014-03-102911-006-1120ND
2014-04-072911-002-1020ND
2014-04-072911-001-1110ND
2014-04-072911-006-0935ND
2014-05-052911-002-1040ND
2014-05-052911-006-1055ND
2014-06-022911-002-1000ND
2014-06-022911-006-0920ND
2014-06-022911-001-1045ND
2014-07-072911-006-0930ND
2014-08-042911-002-1135ND
2014-08-042911-001-1010ND
2014-08-042911-006-0845ND
2014-09-082911-002-1050ND
2014-10-062911-002-1150ND
2014-10-062911-006-1055ND
2014-12-012911-005-0910ND
2014-12-012911-002-1100ND
2014-12-012911-001-1200ND
2015-01-052911-006-0930ND
2015-02-022911-006-1120ND
2015-03-022911-006-1130ND
2015-04-062911-001-1650ND
2015-04-062911-002-1615ND
2015-04-062911-006-1300ND
2015-05-042911-002-0840ND
2015-05-042911-002-0935ND
2015-06-012911-006-1055ND
2015-07-062911-006-0900ND
2015-09-082911-006-1240ND
2015-10-052911-006-1008ND
2015-11-022911-006-1115ND
2015-12-082911-006-0930ND
2016-01-042911-006-1030ND
2016-02-022911-006-1136ND
2016-03-072911-006-1150ND
2016-04-042911-006-0930ND
2016-05-022911-006-0945ND
2016-06-062911-006-0930ND
2016-07-112911-001-1145ND
2016-07-112911-006-1020ND
2016-08-012911-006-1030ND
2016-09-122911-006-1010ND
2016-10-102911-002-0950ND
2016-11-072911-002-1218ND
2016-11-072911-006-1315ND
2016-12-052911-002-1130ND
2016-12-052911-006-1200ND
2017-01-092911-002-1015ND
2017-01-092911-006-1110ND
2017-02-062911-002-0840ND
2017-02-062911-006-1100ND
2017-03-062911-006-0935ND
2017-03-062911-002-0845ND
2017-04-032911-001-0920ND
2017-04-032911-006-0940ND
2017-04-032911-002-0819ND
2017-05-012911-006-0910ND
2017-05-012911-002-0828ND
2017-05-012911-001-0900ND
2017-06-052911-006-0845ND
2017-06-052911-002-1323ND
2017-07-032911-006-0955ND
2017-08-072911-006-0938ND
2017-08-072911-002-0815ND
2017-09-052911-006-0910ND
2017-09-052911-002-0808ND
2017-10-022911-006-0940ND
2017-11-062911-006-0950ND
2017-12-042911-006-1020ND
2018-01-082911-006-0855ND
2018-02-052911-006-1053ND
2018-03-052911-006-1200ND
2018-04-022911-006-1312ND
2018-04-022911-006-0945ND
2018-05-072911-006-1005ND
2018-06-042911-006-0910ND
2018-07-022911-006-0900ND
2018-08-062911-006-0920ND
2018-09-042911-006-1217ND
2018-10-012911-006-1230ND
2018-11-052911-006-1050ND
2018-12-032911-006-1030ND
2019-01-072911-006-1025ND
2019-02-042911-006-1040ND
2019-03-042911-006-1345ND
2019-05-062911-006-1145ND
2019-06-032911-006-1050ND
2019-07-012911-006-1141ND