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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Nitrate and nitrite

Fox Laurel Mobile Home Park LLC

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

10

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.335 ppm220.0900 ppm - 0.580 ppm
2015N/A00N/A
20160.395 ppm220.120 ppm - 0.670 ppm
20170.655 ppm220.550 ppm - 0.760 ppm
20180.605 ppm220.500 ppm - 0.710 ppm
20190.435 ppm440.150 ppm - 0.720 ppm

ppm = parts per million

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.14 ppm

The 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
2014-08-05BG87856NOX0.0900 ppm
2014-08-05BG87857NOX0.580 ppm
2016-05-19BN35556NOX0.120 ppm
2016-05-19BN35557NOX0.670 ppm
2017-01-19BX32372NOX0.550 ppm
2017-01-19BX32373NOX0.760 ppm
2018-05-31CA61821NOX0.500 ppm
2018-05-31CA61822NOX0.710 ppm
2019-10-09CE298390.150 ppm
2019-10-09CE298410.160 ppm
2019-10-09CE298400.710 ppm
2019-10-09CE298420.720 ppm