Menu

EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

Donate

Nitrate and nitrite

Granada Mobile Home Court

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.

 

23

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

2

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
20154.90 ppm221.30 ppm - 8.50 ppm
2016ND40ND
2017ND50ND
2018ND50ND
2019ND60ND

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
2014-12-03S588950ND
2015-08-05S6420411.30 ppm
2015-10-05S6428288.50 ppm
2016-03-31S669327ND
2016-04-25S665407ND
2016-09-07S709882ND
2016-10-05S693864ND
2017-01-10S714256ND
2017-04-03S723602ND
2017-08-28S741151ND
2017-09-18S756963ND
2017-12-05S781141ND
2018-02-20S783845ND
2018-05-25S778837ND
2018-08-02S792592ND
2018-08-24S782177ND
2018-11-09S808193ND
2019-01-10S856149ND
2019-01-18S856446ND
2019-04-01S872335ND
2019-07-01S888150ND
2019-08-07S870966ND
2019-10-07S920469ND