Nitrate and nitrite

Statesboro

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.

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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Range of results
2014	ND	6	ND
2015	ND	6	ND
2016	ND	6	ND
2017	ND	6	ND
2018	ND	6	ND
2019	ND	6	ND

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
2014-02-27	AI28893	ND
2014-02-27	AI28892	ND
2014-02-27	AI28891	ND
2014-02-27	AI28890	ND
2014-02-27	AI28889	ND
2014-02-27	AI28888	ND
2015-07-01	AI81369	ND
2015-07-01	AI81366	ND
2015-07-01	AI81367	ND
2015-07-01	AI81368	ND
2015-07-01	AI81370	ND
2015-07-01	AI81371	ND
2016-06-09	AJ13931	ND
2016-06-09	AJ13936	ND
2016-06-09	AJ13935	ND
2016-06-09	AJ13934	ND
2016-06-09	AJ13933	ND
2016-06-09	AJ13932	ND
2017-05-03	AJ54727	ND
2017-05-03	AJ54722	ND
2017-05-03	AJ54721	ND
2017-05-03	AJ54719	ND
2017-05-03	AJ54718	ND
2017-05-03	AJ54717	ND
2018-12-12	AK08151	ND
2018-12-12	AK08142	ND
2018-12-12	AK08147	ND
2018-12-12	AK08149	ND
2018-12-12	AK08152	ND
2018-12-12	AK08153	ND
2019-03-07	AK12954	ND
2019-03-07	AK12959	ND
2019-03-07	AK12958	ND
2019-03-07	AK12957	ND
2019-03-07	AK12956	ND
2019-03-07	AK12955	ND