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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Nitrate and nitrite

Lake Erie Mobile Home Park LLC

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.

 

4

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
20180.0710 ppm220.0690 ppm - 0.0730 ppm
20190.0340 ppm220.0280 ppm - 0.0400 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
2018-05-23NO3 2018 LAKE ER0.0730 ppm
2018-05-23NO3 2018 LAKE ER0.0690 ppm
2019-03-20NO3 19 LAKE ERIE0.0400 ppm
2019-03-20NO3 19 LAKE ERIE0.0280 ppm