Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Nitrite

Town of Edwards

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

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
2018-02-14180215-041NIND
2018-02-14180215-043NIND
2019-03-20190321-045NIND
2019-03-20190321-046NIND
2020-02-19200220-061NIND
2020-02-19200220-067NIND
2021-02-09NI-210210-075ND
2021-02-09NI-210210-078ND
2022-02-02NI-220203-029ND
2022-02-02NI-220203-030ND
2023-02-02NI-230202-061ND
2023-02-02NI-230202-062ND