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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Nitrite

Triple J Mobile Home Park

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.

 

25

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND40ND
2019ND50ND

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
2014-01-08206739-01ND
2014-04-09209032-01ND
2014-07-10212004-01ND
2014-10-09215355-01ND
2015-01-0712373493ND
2015-04-0912720498ND
2015-07-0913106859ND
2015-10-0813482556ND
2016-01-1413841798ND
2016-04-1414215008ND
2016-07-1414698007ND
2016-10-1015192673ND
2017-03-2815900863ND
2017-06-0816377679ND
2017-09-1516843906ND
2017-10-1216990163ND
2018-03-14266822-02ND
2018-04-12268213-02ND
2018-09-18278343-02ND
2018-12-12283027-02ND
2019-03-14287773-02ND
2019-06-13293352-02ND
2019-09-12300284-02ND
2019-10-29303104-02ND
2019-11-26304752-02ND