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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Nitrate and nitrite

Albuquerque Water System

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.

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175

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

136

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20140.437 ppm3026ND - 3.10 ppm
20150.481 ppm3027ND - 3.05 ppm
20160.298 ppm3125ND - 2.99 ppm
20170.290 ppm3025ND - 1.45 ppm
20180.378 ppm2724ND - 3.04 ppm
20190.370 ppm27270.0600 ppm - 3.25 ppm

ppm = parts per million

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.14 ppm

The 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
2014-02-1220140051710.300 ppm
2014-02-1220140051750.300 ppm
2014-02-1220140051740.330 ppm
2014-02-1220140051760.300 ppm
2014-02-1220140051860.450 ppm
2014-02-1220140051730.270 ppm
2014-02-1220140051720.270 ppm
2014-02-1220140051790.310 ppm
2014-02-1220140051810.550 ppm
2014-02-1220140051770.230 ppm
2014-02-1220140051700.310 ppm
2014-02-1320140051780.280 ppm
2014-02-132014005182ND
2014-02-132014005188ND
2014-02-1320140051840.460 ppm
2014-02-1320140051870.380 ppm
2014-02-1320140051830.270 ppm
2014-02-132014005180ND
2014-02-132014005185ND
2014-02-1920140059930.110 ppm
2014-02-1920140059920.700 ppm
2014-02-1920140059950.330 ppm
2014-02-1920140059910.330 ppm
2014-02-1920140059940.320 ppm
2014-02-1920140059961.42 ppm
2014-02-1920140059970.560 ppm
2014-02-1920140059980.350 ppm
2014-02-1920140059993.10 ppm
2014-02-2720140069770.240 ppm
2014-07-1720140227190.650 ppm
2015-02-1720150060910.630 ppm
2015-02-1720150060950.920 ppm
2015-02-1720150060940.460 ppm
2015-02-1720150060900.580 ppm
2015-02-1720150060970.130 ppm
2015-02-1720150060960.500 ppm
2015-02-1720150060930.620 ppm
2015-02-1720150060920.570 ppm
2015-02-182015006103ND
2015-02-182015006098ND
2015-02-1820150061020.360 ppm
2015-02-1820150061000.130 ppm
2015-02-1820150060990.370 ppm
2015-02-1820150061010.620 ppm
2015-02-1920150061060.190 ppm
2015-02-1920150061050.580 ppm
2015-02-1920150061080.770 ppm
2015-02-1920150061090.840 ppm
2015-02-1920150061100.270 ppm
2015-02-1920150061070.210 ppm
2015-02-1920150061040.650 ppm
2015-05-1520150146970.240 ppm
2015-05-1520150146983.05 ppm
2015-05-2720150160400.220 ppm
2015-05-2720150160410.210 ppm
2015-05-272015016042ND
2015-05-2720150160430.650 ppm
2015-05-2720150160440.210 ppm
2015-05-2720150160450.240 ppm
2015-09-1020150273130.220 ppm
2016-01-1420160013950.210 ppm
2016-03-2120160081260.140 ppm
2016-03-2120160081250.210 ppm
2016-03-2120160081240.180 ppm
2016-03-2120160081230.150 ppm
2016-03-2120160081220.120 ppm
2016-03-2120160081190.220 ppm
2016-03-2120160081200.150 ppm
2016-03-2120160081210.150 ppm
2016-03-2320160084320.130 ppm
2016-03-2320160084280.130 ppm
2016-03-232016008431ND
2016-03-2320160084300.170 ppm
2016-03-232016008426ND
2016-03-232016008429ND
2016-03-2320160084330.340 ppm
2016-03-2320160084270.400 ppm
2016-03-292016008863ND
2016-03-2920160088680.120 ppm
2016-03-2920160088641.61 ppm
2016-03-2920160088650.220 ppm
2016-03-2920160088660.490 ppm
2016-03-2920160088690.130 ppm
2016-03-2920160088700.140 ppm
2016-03-2920160088670.120 ppm
2016-08-1820160243972.99 ppm
2016-08-1820160243990.210 ppm
2016-08-1820160243980.220 ppm
2016-08-2620160253320.290 ppm
2016-08-262016025331ND
2016-09-092016026385ND
2017-02-2820170058730.250 ppm
2017-02-2820170058710.250 ppm
2017-02-2820170058740.260 ppm
2017-02-2820170058720.270 ppm
2017-03-0220170062000.260 ppm
2017-03-022017006201ND
2017-03-0220170062030.260 ppm
2017-03-0220170062020.250 ppm
2017-03-0720170065650.270 ppm
2017-03-0720170065660.270 ppm
2017-03-0720170065670.230 ppm
2017-03-072017006568ND
2017-03-0920170069220.270 ppm
2017-03-0920170069210.800 ppm
2017-03-0920170069201.45 ppm
2017-03-0920170069190.280 ppm
2017-03-1420170073240.290 ppm
2017-03-1420170073270.380 ppm
2017-03-1420170073280.250 ppm
2017-03-1420170073260.310 ppm
2017-03-1420170073190.210 ppm
2017-03-1620170076530.440 ppm
2017-03-162017007654ND
2017-03-1620170076570.210 ppm
2017-03-162017007656ND
2017-03-1620170076550.460 ppm
2017-05-092017013871ND
2017-05-0920170138720.260 ppm
2017-05-0920170138730.190 ppm
2017-05-2420170157280.320 ppm
2018-03-0820180068180.360 ppm
2018-03-0820180068190.120 ppm
2018-03-082018006820ND
2018-03-1320180073320.0900 ppm
2018-05-0720180128460.170 ppm
2018-05-0720180128470.290 ppm
2018-05-0720180128480.480 ppm
2018-05-0720180128490.170 ppm
2018-05-0720180128500.300 ppm
2018-05-0720180128510.160 ppm
2018-05-0720180128520.240 ppm
2018-05-0720180128530.220 ppm
2018-05-0720180128540.430 ppm
2018-05-0720180128550.910 ppm
2018-05-0720180128560.840 ppm
2018-05-0720180128570.230 ppm
2018-05-0820180130060.330 ppm
2018-05-082018013007ND
2018-05-0820180130080.180 ppm
2018-05-0820180130090.410 ppm
2018-05-082018013010ND
2018-05-0820180130110.400 ppm
2018-05-0820180130120.220 ppm
2018-05-0820180130130.170 ppm
2018-05-0820180130140.0900 ppm
2018-10-1720180295950.360 ppm
2018-10-3120180310873.04 ppm
2019-02-1220190036480.210 ppm
2019-02-1220190036490.0900 ppm
2019-02-1220190036500.240 ppm
2019-02-1220190036510.150 ppm
2019-02-1220190036520.490 ppm
2019-02-1220190036533.25 ppm
2019-02-1220190036540.180 ppm
2019-02-1320190038060.220 ppm
2019-02-1320190038070.220 ppm
2019-02-1320190038080.220 ppm
2019-02-1320190038090.230 ppm
2019-02-1320190038100.0600 ppm
2019-02-1320190038110.210 ppm
2019-02-1320190038120.230 ppm
2019-02-1320190038130.220 ppm
2019-02-1320190038140.210 ppm
2019-02-1420190039260.400 ppm
2019-02-1420190039270.220 ppm
2019-02-1420190039280.240 ppm
2019-02-1420190039290.120 ppm
2019-02-2020190042850.610 ppm
2019-02-2020190042860.460 ppm
2019-02-2020190042870.640 ppm
2019-02-2020190042880.220 ppm
2019-02-2020190042890.230 ppm
2019-02-2620190047650.1000 ppm
2019-04-1820190098470.310 ppm