Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Nitrite

Davie (hacienda Village)

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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Samples

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Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

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Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.0258 ppm220.00300 ppm - 0.0486 ppm
20190.0196 ppm32ND - 0.0196 ppm
20200.0204 ppm21ND - 0.0407 ppm
2021ND20ND
20220.0215 ppm21ND - 0.0429 ppm
20230.202 ppm21ND - 0.404 ppm

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 Result