Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Nitrite

Sugar Mountain Utility

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.

 

19

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND190ND

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
2023-08-30752-11119-1ND
2023-10-17752-12696-1ND
2023-10-17752-12696-9ND
2023-10-17752-12696-8ND
2023-10-17752-12696-7ND
2023-10-17752-12696-6ND
2023-10-17752-12696-5ND
2023-10-17752-12696-4ND
2023-10-17752-12696-3ND
2023-10-17752-12696-2ND
2023-10-17752-12696-18ND
2023-10-17752-12696-17ND
2023-10-17752-12696-16ND
2023-10-17752-12696-15ND
2023-10-17752-12696-13ND
2023-10-17752-12696-12ND
2023-10-17752-12696-11ND
2023-10-17752-12696-10ND
2023-12-13752-14695-1ND