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Nitrite

Pleasant City, Village of

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.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.375 ppm43ND - 0.590 ppm
20190.373 ppm42ND - 0.770 ppm
20200.0925 ppm41ND - 0.370 ppm
20210.265 ppm43ND - 0.420 ppm
20220.485 ppm43ND - 0.750 ppm
20230.413 ppm440.200 ppm - 0.840 ppm

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
2018-01-30A1805648980.320 ppm
2018-06-05A1800414120.590 ppm
2018-08-21A1806149290.590 ppm
2018-11-278K03051-01ND
2019-02-199B02250-01ND
2019-04-309E00027-01ND
2019-07-309G04821-010.720 ppm
2019-11-269K03107-010.770 ppm
2020-01-070A00938-03ND
2020-04-210D02597-01ND
2020-07-140G02231-01ND
2020-11-030K00271-010.370 ppm
2021-01-191A02055-01ND
2021-06-081F01418-010.350 ppm
2021-08-171H02788-010.290 ppm
2021-10-051J00528-010.420 ppm
2022-02-012B00271-010.640 ppm
2022-04-122D01433-020.550 ppm
2022-07-122G01814-010.750 ppm
2022-11-152K02099-01ND
2023-01-033A00250-010.840 ppm
2023-04-183D02417-010.230 ppm
2023-08-083H01671-010.380 ppm
2023-10-243J03878-020.200 ppm