Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Nitrite

Sinclairville Village

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.

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND20ND
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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-09-26NO3 18 SINCLAIRVILLEND
2019-12-11NO3 19 SINCLAIR. WL1ND
2019-12-11NO3 19 SINCLAIR. WL2ND
2020-08-19NO3 20 SINCLAIR. WL1ND
2020-08-19NO3 20 SINCLAIR. WL2ND
2021-02-17NO3 21 SINCLAIR. WL1ND
2021-02-17NO3 21 SINCLAIR. WL2ND
2022-07-27NO3 22 SINCLAIR. 1+2ND
2022-07-27NO3 22 SINCLAIR. LESND
2023-02-22NO3 23 SINCLAIR. LESND
2023-06-07NO3 23 SINCLAIR. 1+2ND