Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Nitrite

Vernon Village Inc.

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.

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND20ND
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
2018-04-12CA18733NOXND
2018-04-12CA18734NOXND
2019-07-25CD64608ND
2019-07-25CD64609ND
2020-07-27CG41508ND
2020-07-27CG41509ND
2021-01-26CH52618ND
2021-01-26CH52619ND
2021-07-29CI84670ND
2021-07-29CI84671ND
2022-07-27CL89890ND
2022-07-27CL89891ND
2023-07-31CO62022ND
2023-07-31CO62023ND