Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Nitrite

Sunnymede Community Association Water

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)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.0283 ppm12120.00700 ppm - 0.0890 ppm
20190.0228 ppm12120.000700 ppm - 0.0460 ppm
20200.00738 ppm1211ND - 0.0430 ppm
20210.0816 ppm1410ND - 0.570 ppm
20220.0141 ppm124ND - 0.0760 ppm
20230.00482 ppm113ND - 0.0300 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 Lab ID Result