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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Nitrate and nitrite

City of Pineville Water System

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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130

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND180ND
20150.00280 ppm202ND - 0.0280 ppm
20160.00458 ppm384ND - 0.0590 ppm
20170.0424 ppm2018ND - 0.0770 ppm
2018ND160ND
2019ND180ND

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
2014-03-10AD89648ND
2014-03-10AD89648ND
2014-06-06AD92104ND
2014-06-06AD92105ND
2014-06-06AD92106ND
2014-06-06AD92104ND
2014-06-06AD92105ND
2014-06-06AD92106ND
2014-06-09AD92108ND
2014-06-09AD92109ND
2014-06-09AD92110ND
2014-06-09AD92111ND
2014-06-09AD92108ND
2014-06-09AD92109ND
2014-06-09AD92110ND
2014-06-09AD92111ND
2014-11-03AD99329ND
2014-11-03AD99329ND
2015-11-0435215208019ND
2015-11-0435215208020ND
2015-11-0435215208021ND
2015-11-0435215208022ND
2015-11-0435215208023ND
2015-11-0435215208024ND
2015-11-0435215208025ND
2015-11-0435215208019ND
2015-11-0435215208020ND
2015-11-0435215208021ND
2015-11-0435215208022ND
2015-11-0435215208023ND
2015-11-0435215208024ND
2015-11-0435215208025ND
2015-11-1835217746020ND
2015-11-1835217746021ND
2015-11-18352177460220.0280 ppm
2015-11-1835217746020ND
2015-11-1835217746021ND
2015-11-18352177460220.0280 ppm
2016-09-1535265896005ND
2016-09-1535265896005ND
2016-09-2835268029001ND
2016-09-2835268029002ND
2016-09-2835268029003ND
2016-09-28352680290040.0590 ppm
2016-09-2835268029005ND
2016-09-2835268029006ND
2016-09-2835268029007ND
2016-09-2835268029008ND
2016-09-2835268029009ND
2016-09-28352680290100.0280 ppm
2016-09-2835268029011ND
2016-09-2835268029012ND
2016-09-2835268029013ND
2016-09-2835268029001ND
2016-09-2835268029002ND
2016-09-2835268029003ND
2016-09-28352680290040.0590 ppm
2016-09-2835268029005ND
2016-09-2835268029006ND
2016-09-2835268029007ND
2016-09-2835268029008ND
2016-09-2835268029009ND
2016-09-28352680290100.0280 ppm
2016-09-2835268029011ND
2016-09-2835268029012ND
2016-09-2835268029013ND
2016-10-0535271142001ND
2016-10-0535271142002ND
2016-10-0535271142003ND
2016-10-0535271142004ND
2016-10-0535271142001ND
2016-10-0535271142002ND
2016-10-0535271142003ND
2016-10-0535271142004ND
2016-12-1535283877001ND
2016-12-1535283877001ND
2017-02-21352998710060.0600 ppm
2017-02-21352998710070.0460 ppm
2017-02-21352998710080.0330 ppm
2017-02-21352998710090.0770 ppm
2017-02-21352998710100.0360 ppm
2017-02-21352998710110.0320 ppm
2017-02-21352998710120.0540 ppm
2017-02-21352998710130.0290 ppm
2017-02-21352998710140.0570 ppm
2017-02-21352998710060.0600 ppm
2017-02-21352998710070.0460 ppm
2017-02-21352998710080.0330 ppm
2017-02-21352998710090.0770 ppm
2017-02-21352998710100.0360 ppm
2017-02-21352998710110.0320 ppm
2017-02-21352998710120.0540 ppm
2017-02-21352998710130.0290 ppm
2017-02-21352998710140.0570 ppm
2017-09-2735338974001ND
2017-09-2735338974001ND
2018-05-0135389927001ND
2018-05-0135389927002ND
2018-05-0135389927003ND
2018-05-0135389927004ND
2018-05-0135389927005ND
2018-05-0135389927006ND
2018-05-0135389927007ND
2018-05-0135389927001ND
2018-05-0135389927002ND
2018-05-0135389927003ND
2018-05-0135389927004ND
2018-05-0135389927005ND
2018-05-0135389927006ND
2018-05-0135389927007ND
2018-12-2135439366001ND
2018-12-2135439366001ND
2019-07-18B1903052-001ND
2019-07-18B1903052-002ND
2019-07-18B1903052-003ND
2019-07-18B1903052-004ND
2019-07-18B1903052-005ND
2019-07-18B1903052-001ND
2019-07-18B1903052-002ND
2019-07-18B1903052-003ND
2019-07-18B1903052-004ND
2019-07-18B1903052-005ND
2019-07-25B1903185-001ND
2019-07-25B1903185-002ND
2019-07-25B1903185-003ND
2019-07-25B1903185-004ND
2019-07-25B1903185-001ND
2019-07-25B1903185-002ND
2019-07-25B1903185-003ND
2019-07-25B1903185-004ND