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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Nitrate and nitrite

Cordele

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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36

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

8

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.1000 ppm61ND - 0.600 ppm
20150.202 ppm62ND - 0.670 ppm
20160.0950 ppm61ND - 0.570 ppm
20170.102 ppm61ND - 0.610 ppm
20180.128 ppm61ND - 0.770 ppm
20190.222 ppm62ND - 0.700 ppm

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
2014-04-08AI37611ND
2014-04-08AI37610ND
2014-04-08AI37609ND
2014-04-08AI37608ND
2014-04-08AI37607ND
2014-04-08AI376060.600 ppm
2015-04-06AI742210.670 ppm
2015-04-06AI74218ND
2015-04-06AI74219ND
2015-04-06AI74220ND
2015-04-06AI742220.540 ppm
2015-04-06AI74223ND
2016-03-28AJ08820ND
2016-03-28AJ08826ND
2016-03-28AJ08825ND
2016-03-28AJ08824ND
2016-03-28AJ088230.570 ppm
2016-03-28AJ08821ND
2017-03-28AJ49091ND
2017-03-28AJ49090ND
2017-03-28AJ490890.610 ppm
2017-03-28AJ49088ND
2017-03-28AJ49087ND
2017-03-28AJ49086ND
2018-04-17AJ87595ND
2018-04-17AJ87592ND
2018-04-17AJ87593ND
2018-04-17AJ87594ND
2018-04-17AJ875960.770 ppm
2018-04-17AJ87597ND
2019-03-12AK13193ND
2019-03-12AK131980.630 ppm
2019-03-12AK13197ND
2019-03-12AK13196ND
2019-03-12AK13195ND
2019-03-12AK131940.700 ppm