Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Nitrite

Xenia Rural Water District (woodward)

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.

 

144

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.0263 ppm243ND - 0.290 ppm
2019ND240ND
2020ND240ND
2021ND240ND
20220.00458 ppm242ND - 0.0600 ppm
2023ND240ND

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 Lab ID Result
2018-05-211E81826-01ND
2018-05-211E81826-02ND
2018-05-211E81826-03ND
2018-06-251F82078-01ND
2018-06-251F82078-02ND
2018-06-251F82078-03ND
2018-07-251G82123-01ND
2018-07-251G82123-02ND
2018-07-251G82123-03ND
2018-08-291H82496-010.140 ppm
2018-08-291H82496-02ND
2018-08-291H82496-03ND
2018-09-261I82089-010.290 ppm
2018-09-261I82089-02ND
2018-09-261I82089-03ND
2018-10-291J82492-010.200 ppm
2018-10-291J82492-02ND
2018-10-291J82492-03ND
2018-11-291K82219-01ND
2018-11-291K82219-02ND
2018-11-291K82219-03ND
2018-12-201L81554-01ND
2018-12-201L81554-02ND
2018-12-201L81554-03ND
2019-01-291A92034-01ND
2019-01-291A92034-02ND
2019-01-291A92034-03ND
2019-02-191B91240-01ND
2019-02-191B91240-02ND
2019-02-191B91240-03ND
2019-03-261C91785-01ND
2019-03-261C91785-02ND
2019-04-291D92479-01ND
2019-04-291D92479-02ND
2019-05-291E92441-01ND
2019-05-291E92441-02ND
2019-07-241G92131-01ND
2019-07-241G92131-02ND
2019-08-141H91204-01ND
2019-08-141H91204-02ND
2019-09-091I90583-01ND
2019-09-091I90583-02ND
2019-10-281J92384-01ND
2019-10-281J92384-02ND
2019-11-191K91428-01ND
2019-11-191K91428-02ND
2019-12-191L91658-01ND
2019-12-191L91658-02ND
2020-01-281A01814-01ND
2020-01-281A01814-02ND
2020-02-241B01459-01ND
2020-02-241B01459-02ND
2020-03-191C01469-01ND
2020-03-191C01469-02ND
2020-04-271D02082-01ND
2020-04-271D02082-02ND
2020-05-271E02140-01ND
2020-05-271E02140-02ND
2020-06-241F02144-01ND
2020-06-241F02144-02ND
2020-07-221G02031-01ND
2020-07-221G02031-02ND
2020-08-122H00304-01ND
2020-08-122H00304-02ND
2020-09-241I01898-01ND
2020-09-241I01898-02ND
2020-10-281J02588-01ND
2020-10-281J02588-02ND
2020-11-181K01629-01ND
2020-11-181K01629-02ND
2020-12-161L01618-01ND
2020-12-161L01618-02ND
2021-01-201EA1602-01ND
2021-01-201EA1602-02ND
2021-02-241EB1885-01ND
2021-02-241EB1885-02ND
2021-03-241EC2192-01ND
2021-03-241EC2192-02ND
2021-04-211ED2255-01ND
2021-04-211ED2255-02ND
2021-05-191EE1883-01ND
2021-05-191EE1883-02ND
2021-06-231EF2310-01ND
2021-06-231EF2310-02ND
2021-07-211EG2337-01ND
2021-07-211EG2337-02ND
2021-08-251EH2615-01ND
2021-08-251EH2615-02ND
2021-09-221EI2398-01ND
2021-09-221EI2398-02ND
2021-10-201EJ2294-01ND
2021-10-201EJ2294-02ND
2021-11-101EK1204-01ND
2021-11-101EK1204-02ND
2021-12-151EL1578-01ND
2021-12-151EL1578-02ND
2022-01-191FA1720-01ND
2022-01-191FA1720-02ND
2022-02-091FB1054-01ND
2022-02-091FB1054-02ND
2022-03-231FC2463-01ND
2022-03-231FC2463-02ND
2022-04-271FD3080-01ND
2022-04-271FD3080-02ND
2022-05-181FE2122-01ND
2022-05-181FE2122-02ND
2022-06-221FF2573-01ND
2022-06-221FF2573-02ND
2022-07-201FG2333-01ND
2022-07-201FG2333-02ND
2022-08-241FH2808-01ND
2022-08-241FH2808-02ND
2022-09-211FI2143-01ND
2022-09-211FI2143-02ND
2022-10-261FJ2656-01ND
2022-10-261FJ2656-02ND
2022-11-161FK1774-01ND
2022-11-161FK1774-02ND
2022-12-141FL1451-010.0500 ppm
2022-12-141FL1451-020.0600 ppm
2023-01-251GA2298-02ND
2023-01-251GA2298-01ND
2023-02-231GB2163-02ND
2023-02-231GB2163-01ND
2023-03-221GC2338-01ND
2023-03-221GC2338-02ND
2023-04-261GD2815-01ND
2023-04-261GD2815-02ND
2023-05-101GE1299-01ND
2023-05-101GE1299-02ND
2023-06-281GF2762-01ND
2023-06-281GF2762-02ND
2023-07-261GG2587-01ND
2023-07-261GG2587-02ND
2023-08-161GH1771-02ND
2023-08-161GH1771-01ND
2023-09-251GI1968-02ND
2023-09-251GI1968-01ND
2023-10-181GJ1684-02ND
2023-10-181GJ1684-01ND
2023-11-291GK2004-02ND
2023-11-291GK2004-01ND
2023-12-201GL1472-02ND
2023-12-201GL1472-01ND