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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Nitrite

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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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70

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND110ND
2015ND120ND
2016ND110ND
20170.00833 ppm121ND - 0.1000 ppm
2018ND120ND
2019ND120ND

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
2014-01-24S156773ND
2014-02-20S548574ND
2014-03-20S542628ND
2014-04-28S570428ND
2014-05-27S575545ND
2014-06-26S575526ND
2014-07-18S579585ND
2014-08-27S576530ND
2014-09-26S590223ND
2014-10-28S601736ND
2014-12-11S567263ND
2015-01-29S616036ND
2015-02-25S616851ND
2015-03-31S616254ND
2015-04-23S619941ND
2015-05-26S616302ND
2015-06-22S621183ND
2015-07-29S629515ND
2015-08-27S616327ND
2015-09-28S656028ND
2015-10-27S656178ND
2015-11-30S656107ND
2015-12-11S660663ND
2016-01-28S676255ND
2016-02-02S659494ND
2016-03-23S679538ND
2016-05-26S669952ND
2016-06-30S670120ND
2016-07-29S671165ND
2016-08-26S671265ND
2016-09-28S660818ND
2016-10-31S660994ND
2016-11-07S703576ND
2016-12-28S714316ND
2017-01-13S703740ND
2017-02-08S72315ND
2017-03-01S725028ND
2017-04-27S7501710.1000 ppm
2017-05-18S751208ND
2017-06-08S737938ND
2017-07-06S740484ND
2017-08-16S751937ND
2017-09-29S752010ND
2017-10-12S760276ND
2017-11-15S779444ND
2017-12-21S782070ND
2018-01-03S781124ND
2018-02-08S783390ND
2018-03-15S799398ND
2018-04-10S799437ND
2018-05-14S757176ND
2018-06-18S799441ND
2018-07-09S816839ND
2018-08-08S812854ND
2018-09-07S825878ND
2018-10-05S837059ND
2018-11-09S825947ND
2018-12-13S853790ND
2019-01-04S854764ND
2019-02-07S860549ND
2019-03-05S869248ND
2019-04-25S878567ND
2019-05-13S856376ND
2019-06-25S888038ND
2019-07-25S896586ND
2019-08-29S896978ND
2019-09-12S907508ND
2019-10-21S909738ND
2019-11-25S920971ND
2019-12-13S921138ND