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Nitrite

Jericho Water District

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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147

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND360ND
2015ND250ND
2016ND320ND
2017ND230ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND290ND

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
2014-04-011404097-002-PRIND
2014-04-011404097-013-PRIND
2014-04-011404097-010-PRIND
2014-04-011404097-006-PRIND
2014-04-011404097-011-PRIND
2014-04-011404097-007-PRIND
2014-04-011404097-012-PRIND
2014-04-011404097-015-PRIND
2014-04-011404097-008-PRIND
2014-04-011404097-009-PRIND
2014-04-071404480-003-PRIND
2014-04-071404488-003-PRIND
2014-04-071404480-001-PRIND
2014-04-071404480-002-PRIND
2014-04-071404488-004-PRIND
2014-04-071404488-002-PRIND
2014-04-071404488-001-PRIND
2014-04-141404A40-002-PRIND
2014-04-171404D10-001-PRIND
2014-05-061405329-001-PRIND
2014-05-091405646-001-PRIND
2014-05-131405882-003-PRIND
2014-05-131405882-008-PRIND
2014-05-131405882-002-PRIND
2014-05-131405882-004-PRIND
2014-05-131405882-005-PRIND
2014-05-131405882-006-PRIND
2014-05-141405A02-002-PRIND
2014-05-221405G78-001-PRIND
2014-06-241406G97-001-PRIND
2014-07-021407133-001-PRIND
2014-07-021407133-002-PRIND
2014-07-031407286-001-PRIND
2014-07-031407288-002-PRIND
2014-11-071411507-002-PRIND
2014-11-071411507-001-PRIND
2015-03-161503A63-003-PRIND
2015-03-161503A73-001-POCSND
2015-03-161503A73-003-POCSND
2015-03-161503A73-002-POCSND
2015-03-231503F87-001-PRIND
2015-03-231503F87-002-PRIND
2015-03-301503K54-001PRIND
2015-04-011504075-009-PRIND
2015-04-011504075-002-PRIND
2015-04-011504075-007-PRIND
2015-04-011504075-001-PRIND
2015-04-011504075-010-PRIND
2015-04-011504075-004-PRIND
2015-04-011504075-008-PRIND
2015-04-011504075-006-PRIND
2015-04-011504075-011-PRIND
2015-04-06504327-001-PRIND
2015-04-211504F72-001-PRIND
2015-04-271504K19-001-PRIND
2015-04-271504K19-002-PRIND
2015-04-271504K21-001-PRIND
2015-07-011507048-002-PRIND
2015-07-281507J92-002-PRIND
2015-10-231510I59-001-PRIND
2015-10-231510I59-002-PRIND
2016-01-111601589-003-PRIND
2016-01-111601589-002-PRIND
2016-01-111601589-001-PRIND
2016-01-191601C13-003-PRIND
2016-01-191601C13-001-PRIND
2016-01-191601C13-005-PRIND
2016-01-191601C13-004-PRIND
2016-01-191601C13-002-PRIND
2016-02-021602145-001-PRIND
2016-04-041604270-001-PRIND
2016-04-041604270-003-PRIND
2016-04-041604270-002-PRIND
2016-04-061604522-002-PRIND
2016-04-061604515-002-PRIND
2016-04-061604515-001-PRIND
2016-04-061604522-001-PRIND
2016-04-201604J06-002-PRIND
2016-04-201604J06-004-PRIND
2016-04-251604M73-006-PRIND
2016-04-251604M73-002-PRIND
2016-04-251604M73-004-PRIND
2016-04-251604M73-005-PRIND
2016-04-251604M73-003-PRIND
2016-05-061605621-001-PRIND
2016-05-091605733-001-PRIND
2016-05-091605729-001-PRIND
2016-05-091605733-004-PRIND
2016-05-231605K86-001-PRIND
2016-06-021606201-001-PRIND
2016-06-201606J66-001-PRIND
2016-07-061607317-002-PRIND
2016-07-261607M10-002-PRIND
2017-04-041604270-004-PRIND
2017-06-127021075014ND
2017-06-127021075016ND
2017-06-267022399002ND
2017-06-267022408005ND
2017-06-267022399004ND
2017-06-307022976001-PRIND
2017-07-037023097009ND
2017-07-077023386001-PRIND
2017-07-107023620023ND
2017-07-107023620027ND
2017-07-107023620021ND
2017-07-177024345001ND
2017-07-177024345002ND
2017-07-207024847002-PRIND
2017-07-247025079007ND
2017-07-247025079005ND
2017-07-317025719001-PRIND
2017-08-037026059002-PRIND
2017-08-147027141001-PRIND
2017-08-217027799002ND
2017-08-217027799004ND
2017-08-217027799007ND
2018-05-297053027001-SECND
2018-06-117054485002ND
2019-04-097085085001-SECND
2019-04-167086016001-SECND
2019-04-297087510002ND
2019-05-067088223001-SECND
2019-05-137089238002ND
2019-05-177090009001-SECND
2019-05-177090009002-SECND
2019-05-227090518001-SECND
2019-05-237090617001-SECND
2019-05-247090863001-SECND
2019-05-287091049002ND
2019-06-077092771002-SECND
2019-06-077092771001-SECND
2019-06-077092771003-SECND
2019-06-107092854001-PRIND
2019-06-107092855002ND
2019-06-107092854002-PRIND
2019-06-107092589001-PRIND
2019-06-177093930001-PRIND
2019-06-247094945001-SECND
2019-06-247094946003ND
2019-06-247094946001ND
2019-07-027096085001-PRIND
2019-07-087096602003ND
2019-07-087096608005ND
2019-07-087096608003ND
2019-07-177097822001-PRIND
2019-07-297099215002ND
2019-07-297099215004ND