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Nitrate and nitrite

Bethel, Town of

NOTE: Bethel, Town of purchases water from Greenville Utilities Comm. which is required to test for nitrate and nitrite. Sample information shown below was taken by Greenville Utilities Comm..

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.

 

25

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND50ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND40ND

ppm = parts per million

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.14 ppm

The EWG 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

NOTE: Bethel, Town of purchases water from Greenville Utilities Comm. which is required to test for nitrate and nitrite. Sample information shown below was taken by Greenville Utilities Comm..

Date Lab ID Result
2018-10-1837729_18-43639ND
2018-10-1837729_18-43640ND
2018-10-1837729_18-43641ND
2018-10-1837729_18-43642ND
2018-10-1837729_18-43636ND
2019-10-2437729_19-46057ND
2019-10-2437729_19-46058ND
2019-10-2437729_19-46059ND
2019-10-2437729_19-46060ND
2020-10-2237729_20-46187ND
2020-10-2237729_20-46186ND
2020-10-2237729_20-46185ND
2020-10-2237729_20-46184ND
2021-11-2237729_21-52095ND
2021-11-2237729_21-52096ND
2021-11-2237729_21-52097ND
2021-11-2237729_21-52098ND
2022-10-1837729_22-51097ND
2022-10-1837729_22-51098ND
2022-10-1837729_22-51099ND
2022-10-1837729_22-51100ND
2023-10-2637729_23-60768ND
2023-10-2637729_23-60769ND
2023-10-2637729_23-60770ND
2023-10-2637729_23-60771ND