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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Nitrite

Glen Cove City

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.

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122

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND60ND
2015ND60ND
2016ND120ND
2017ND530ND
2018ND240ND
2019ND210ND

ppm = parts per million

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

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
2014-02-261402F28-001-PRIND
2014-02-261402F26-001-PRIND
2014-02-271402F24-001-PRIND
2014-03-171403A89-001-PRIND
2014-03-171403A89-002-PRIND
2014-04-071404469-001-PRIND
2015-02-121502799-003-PRIND
2015-02-121502799-001-PRIND
2015-02-121502799-002-PRIND
2015-03-311503L76-001 PRIND
2015-03-311503L76-002 PRIND
2015-04-201504E50-001-PRIND
2016-02-0416023783-004 PRIND
2016-02-041602373-001 PRIND
2016-02-041602373-002 PRIND
2016-03-101603822-003 PRIND
2016-03-101603822-002 PRIND
2016-04-111604978-007 PRIND
2016-04-111604978-006 PRIND
2016-10-17702224007ND
2016-11-14704477004ND
2016-11-14704477005ND
2016-12-06706284004ND
2016-12-06706284003ND
2017-02-027010439001ND
2017-02-037010487001ND
2017-02-067010613004 PRIND
2017-02-067010613005ND
2017-02-067010613002 PRIND
2017-02-067010612001ND
2017-02-067010613001 PRIND
2017-02-067010613006ND
2017-02-077010684001ND
2017-02-087010813001ND
2017-02-227011799001ND
2017-02-227011799002ND
2017-02-237011949002ND
2017-02-237011949004ND
2017-02-237011949003ND
2017-02-237011949001ND
2017-02-247012028002ND
2017-02-247012028001ND
2017-02-277012154002ND
2017-02-277012154001ND
2017-02-287012217001ND
2017-02-287012217002ND
2017-03-017012359001ND
2017-03-017012359002ND
2017-03-027012448002ND
2017-03-027012448001ND
2017-03-037012553001ND
2017-03-037012553002ND
2017-03-067012668002ND
2017-03-067012668001ND
2017-03-077012761002ND
2017-03-077012761001ND
2017-03-087012871001ND
2017-03-087012871002ND
2017-03-097013122003-PRIND
2017-03-097013117001ND
2017-03-097013122004-PRIND
2017-03-097013117002ND
2017-04-177016011006-PRIND
2017-04-177016011004ND
2017-04-177016011003ND
2017-04-177016011005ND
2017-04-17016011007ND
2017-07-127023877003ND
2017-08-077026378003ND
2017-08-077026378005ND
2017-09-117029433002ND
2017-10-167033039003-PRIND
2017-10-167032974004ND
2017-10-167033039001-PRIND
2017-10-167033039002-PRIND
2017-12-137038043002ND
2017-12-137038043003ND
2018-02-017041887004-PRIND
2018-02-017041887001-PRIND
2018-03-087044804003-PRIND
2018-03-087044804002-PRIND
2018-04-117047989003ND
2018-04-117047989005ND
2018-04-117047989004ND
2018-04-167048519004ND
2018-05-107051254005-PRIND
2018-05-107051254004-PRIND
2018-05-237052543001ND
2018-07-107057623003ND
2018-08-167061876001ND
2018-08-167061876003ND
2018-08-167061876002ND
2018-09-177065029001ND
2018-09-177065029002ND
2018-09-257065777001ND
2018-10-117067700002ND
2018-11-017069723004ND
2018-11-017069723006ND
2018-11-017069723005ND
2018-11-017069723003ND
2018-12-117073524001ND
2019-01-177076914002-PRIND
2019-01-177076914001-PRIND
2019-01-217077210001-PRIND
2019-03-147082364001-PRIND
2019-04-047084658006ND
2019-04-047084658002ND
2019-05-027087887003-PRIND
2019-05-027087887004-PRIND
2019-07-027096165003ND
2019-08-0870100467005ND
2019-08-0870100467002ND
2019-08-0870100467004ND
2019-09-1670105007005ND
2019-09-1670105007004ND
2019-10-0970107830003ND
2019-11-0770111121005ND
2019-11-0770111121006ND
2019-11-0770111121003ND
2019-11-0770111121004ND
2019-12-0470114009001ND
2019-12-3170116819001ND