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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Nitrate and nitrite

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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.

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

12

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20141.000 ppm221.000 ppm
20150.710 ppm220.710 ppm
20160.335 ppm42ND - 0.670 ppm
20171.000 ppm221.000 ppm
20180.800 ppm220.800 ppm
20190.700 ppm220.700 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
2014-04-08AD903281.000 ppm
2014-04-08AD903281.000 ppm
2015-12-10352217680150.710 ppm
2015-12-10352217680150.710 ppm
2016-11-15352783080090.670 ppm
2016-11-15352783080090.670 ppm
2016-12-1435283868018ND
2016-12-1435283868018ND
2017-03-28AE134791.000 ppm
2017-03-28AE134791.000 ppm
2018-03-02AE208800.800 ppm
2018-03-02AE208800.800 ppm
2019-04-01B1901429-0010.700 ppm
2019-04-01B1901429-0010.700 ppm