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Nitrate and nitrite

Mount Olive Township Water Department Village

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.

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.104 ppm110.104 ppm
20190.0931 ppm110.0931 ppm
20200.0630 ppm110.0630 ppm
20210.0983 ppm110.0983 ppm
20220.0887 ppm110.0887 ppm
20230.0887 ppm220.0848 ppm - 0.0926 ppm

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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-07-183807181810.104 ppm
2019-07-093907091340.0931 ppm
2020-08-18200818062-010.0630 ppm
2021-09-23210923080-010.0983 ppm
2022-07-21220721081-010.0887 ppm
2023-07-18230718060-020.0926 ppm
2023-08-15230815037-030.0848 ppm