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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Nitrite

Lakeland Correctional Facility

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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82

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND30ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND440ND
2019ND350ND

ppm = parts per million

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2014-05-06LLF17131ND
2014-05-06LLF17132ND
2014-10-14LLF43155ND
2018-03-08LLH69510ND
2018-03-08LLH69508ND
2018-03-08LLH69509ND
2018-03-20LLH71862ND
2018-03-20LLH71863ND
2018-03-20LLH71864ND
2018-04-03LLH74052ND
2018-04-03LLH74050ND
2018-04-03LLH74051ND
2018-04-17LLH75830ND
2018-04-17LLH75829ND
2018-05-08LLH79485ND
2018-05-08LLH79483ND
2018-05-08LLH79484ND
2018-06-05LLH84250ND
2018-06-05LLH84249ND
2018-06-05LLH84251ND
2018-07-17LLH93412ND
2018-07-17LLH93411ND
2018-07-17LLH93410ND
2018-08-07LLH97621ND
2018-08-07LLH97620ND
2018-08-07LLH97619ND
2018-08-14LLH99271ND
2018-08-20LLH99958ND
2018-09-11LLI04417ND
2018-09-11LLI04418ND
2018-09-11LLI04419ND
2018-09-18LLI06558ND
2018-09-18LLI06559ND
2018-09-25LLI08237ND
2018-09-25LLI08235ND
2018-09-25LLI08236ND
2018-10-15LLI11380ND
2018-10-15LLI11382ND
2018-10-15LLI11381ND
2018-10-22LLI12379ND
2018-11-05LLI14009ND
2018-11-05LLI14007ND
2018-11-05LLI14008ND
2018-12-04LLI17447ND
2018-12-04LLI17446ND
2018-12-04LLI17445ND
2018-12-10LLI18450ND
2019-01-07LLI21381ND
2019-01-07LLI21380ND
2019-01-07LLI21379ND
2019-02-04LLI24098ND
2019-02-04LLI24097ND
2019-02-04LLI24096ND
2019-03-01LLI27507ND
2019-03-01LLI27509ND
2019-03-01LLI27508ND
2019-04-02LLI31704ND
2019-04-02LLI31703ND
2019-04-02LLI31702ND
2019-05-07LLI36549ND
2019-05-07LLI36548ND
2019-05-07LLI36550ND
2019-06-04LLI40954ND
2019-06-04LLI40953ND
2019-06-04LLI40955ND
2019-07-02LLI47642ND
2019-07-02LLI47640ND
2019-07-02LLI47641ND
2019-08-01LLI53313ND
2019-08-01LLI53311ND
2019-09-06LLI61995ND
2019-09-06LLI61996ND
2019-09-06LLI61994ND
2019-10-04LLI69253ND
2019-10-04LLI69252ND
2019-10-04LLI69254ND
2019-11-04LLI74872ND
2019-11-04LLI74871ND
2019-11-04LLI74873ND
2019-12-03LLI81105ND
2019-12-03LLI81103ND
2019-12-03LLI81104ND