Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Nitrite

Bedford Consolidated 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.

 

29

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND60ND
2021ND70ND
2022ND60ND
2023ND60ND

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
2018-02-05AU02458NITND
2018-03-01AU04289NITND
2019-03-14AV05216NITND
2019-03-14AV05217NITND
2020-02-13AW03098NITND
2020-02-25AW03863NITND
2020-02-25CF37945NITND
2020-08-19AW16062-NITND
2020-08-19AW16064-NITND
2020-08-19AW16070-NITND
2021-02-03AX02233-NITND
2021-02-04AX02343-NITND
2021-02-10CH60664-NITND
2021-02-10CH60665-NITND
2021-09-21AX19304-NITND
2021-09-21AX19302-NITND
2021-09-21AX19306-NITND
2022-02-04CK30269-NITND
2022-02-04CK30270-NITND
2022-02-15AY02782-NITND
2022-09-21AY17021-NITND
2022-09-21AY17019-NITND
2022-09-28AY17459-NITND
2023-01-11AZ00705-NITND
2023-02-08CN38788-NITND
2023-02-08CN38787-NITND
2023-08-29AZ15964-NITND
2023-08-29AZ15966-NITND
2023-08-29AZ15968-NITND