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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Nitrate and nitrite

Meadowbrook Terrace Mobile Home Park

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

1

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND30ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND10ND
20190.200 ppm21ND - 0.400 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
2014-12-22193086CHND
2016-03-01205677CHND
2016-04-28207502GEND
2016-04-28207502CHND
2017-03-10217935GEND
2018-04-20311386GEND
2019-01-23320340GEND
2019-04-22322946GE0.400 ppm