Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Nitrite

Brookwood South/Fayetteville Public Works Commission

NOTE: Brookwood South/Fayetteville Public Works Commission purchases water from Fayetteville Public Works Commission which is required to test for nitrite. Sample information shown below was taken by Fayetteville Public Works Commission.

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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
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

NOTE: Brookwood South/Fayetteville Public Works Commission purchases water from Fayetteville Public Works Commission which is required to test for nitrite. Sample information shown below was taken by Fayetteville Public Works Commission.

Date Lab ID Result
2021-01-0537729_21-00435ND
2021-01-0537729_21-00436ND
2022-01-0337729_22-00393ND
2022-01-0337729_22-00403ND
2023-01-0937729_23-01320ND
2023-01-0937729_23-01321ND