Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Nitrite

East Cocalico Township

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.

 

187

Samples

1

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND340ND
2019ND290ND
20200.00367 ppm301ND - 0.110 ppm
20210.0423 ppm305ND - 0.370 ppm
20220.0532 ppm313ND - 1.29 ppm
2023ND330ND

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
2018-02-198015092-06ND
2018-02-198015092-01ND
2018-02-198015092-02ND
2018-02-198015092-03ND
2018-02-198015092-04ND
2018-02-198015092-05ND
2018-02-198015093-03ND
2018-03-098031744-01ND
2018-04-278045051-01ND
2018-04-278045051-02ND
2018-04-278045052-01ND
2018-04-278045052-02ND
2018-04-278045052-03ND
2018-04-278045051-05ND
2018-04-278045052-04ND
2018-04-278045051-07ND
2018-04-278045052-05ND
2018-04-278045051-09ND
2018-04-278045052-06ND
2018-04-278045053-03ND
2018-04-278045052-07ND
2018-08-278076743-03ND
2018-09-078076742-01ND
2018-09-078076742-02ND
2018-09-078076742-03ND
2018-09-078076742-04ND
2018-09-078076742-05ND
2018-11-028105467-01ND
2018-11-028105467-02ND
2018-11-028105467-03ND
2018-11-028105467-04ND
2018-11-028105467-05ND
2018-11-028105468-03ND
2018-11-028105467-06ND
2019-02-019015170-01ND
2019-02-019015170-02ND
2019-02-019015170-03ND
2019-02-019015170-04ND
2019-02-019015170-05ND
2019-02-019015171-03ND
2019-04-299041601-01ND
2019-04-299041601-02ND
2019-04-299041602-02ND
2019-04-299041602-03ND
2019-04-299041601-03ND
2019-04-299041601-04ND
2019-04-299041601-05ND
2019-04-299041601-06ND
2019-04-299041601-07ND
2019-04-299041602-04ND
2019-04-299041603-03ND
2019-07-319076090-01ND
2019-07-319076090-02ND
2019-07-319076090-03ND
2019-07-319076762-01ND
2019-07-319076090-04ND
2019-07-319076091-03ND
2019-10-099102493-01ND
2019-10-099102493-02ND
2019-10-099102493-03ND
2019-10-099102493-04ND
2019-10-099102493-05ND
2019-10-099102494-03ND
2020-01-3021629991.00ND
2020-01-3021629993.00ND
2020-01-3021629995.00ND
2020-01-3021629997.00ND
2020-01-3021629999.00ND
2020-01-3021803597.00ND
2020-05-0122369533.00ND
2020-05-0122369555.00ND
2020-05-0122369578.00ND
2020-05-0122369601.00ND
2020-05-0122369624.00ND
2020-05-0122369647.00ND
2020-05-0122369670.000.110 ppm
2020-05-0122369693.00ND
2020-05-0122369716.00ND
2020-05-0122369739.00ND
2020-05-0122369180.00ND
2020-06-1022566032.00ND
2020-07-3122756663.00ND
2020-07-3122756665.00ND
2020-07-3122756667.00ND
2020-07-3122756669.00ND
2020-07-3122756671.00ND
2020-07-3122756691.00ND
2020-11-2023497269.00ND
2020-11-2023497271.00ND
2020-11-2023497273.00ND
2020-11-2023497275.00ND
2020-11-2023497298.00ND
2020-11-2023497304.00ND
2021-03-1024203650.00ND
2021-03-1024203652.00ND
2021-03-1024203654.00ND
2021-03-1024203677.00ND
2021-03-1024203679.00ND
2021-03-1024203685.00ND
2021-04-0824393794.00ND
2021-04-0824393796.00ND
2021-04-0824393869.00ND
2021-04-0824393871.00ND
2021-04-0824393819.00ND
2021-04-0824393873.00ND
2021-04-0824393821.00ND
2021-04-0824393823.00ND
2021-04-0824393825.00ND
2021-04-0824393896.00ND
2021-04-0824393904.00ND
2021-04-0824393898.00ND
2021-07-1424979166.000.270 ppm
2021-07-1424979168.000.360 ppm
2021-07-1424979170.00ND
2021-07-1424979193.000.370 ppm
2021-07-1424979203.000.150 ppm
2021-07-1424979195.000.120 ppm
2021-10-1325548504.00ND
2021-10-1325548505.00ND
2021-10-1325548506.00ND
2021-10-1325548507.00ND
2021-10-1325548516.00ND
2021-10-1325548508.00ND
2022-01-1226080332.00ND
2022-01-1226080334.00ND
2022-01-1226080336.00ND
2022-01-1226080338.00ND
2022-01-1226080348.00ND
2022-04-0826607686.00ND
2022-04-0826607688.00ND
2022-04-0826607674.00ND
2022-04-0826607676.00ND
2022-04-0826607711.00ND
2022-04-0826607678.00ND
2022-04-0826607713.00ND
2022-04-0826607715.00ND
2022-04-0826607738.00ND
2022-04-0826607680.00ND
2022-04-0826607787.00ND
2022-04-0826607682.00ND
2022-07-1327191855.001.29 ppm
2022-07-1327191857.00ND
2022-07-1327191859.00ND
2022-07-1327191861.00ND
2022-07-1327191863.00ND
2022-07-1327191869.00ND
2022-07-1527191872.00ND
2022-08-1027397763.00ND
2022-10-1227785676.00ND
2022-10-1227785668.00ND
2022-10-1227785670.00ND
2022-10-1227785672.00ND
2022-10-1227785674.000.170 ppm
2022-10-1227785682.000.190 ppm
2023-01-1128310360.00ND
2023-01-1128310455.00ND
2023-01-1128310457.00ND
2023-01-1128310383.00ND
2023-01-1128310459.00ND
2023-01-1128310385.00ND
2023-01-1128310387.00ND
2023-01-1128310410.00ND
2023-01-1128310461.00ND
2023-01-1128310463.00ND
2023-01-1128310469.00ND
2023-04-1228858457.00ND
2023-04-1228858458.00ND
2023-04-1228858459.00ND
2023-04-1228858460.00ND
2023-04-1228858461.00ND
2023-04-1228858462.00ND
2023-04-1228858463.00ND
2023-04-1228858464.00ND
2023-04-1228858465.00ND
2023-04-1228858466.00ND
2023-04-1228858467.00ND
2023-07-1229454820.00ND
2023-07-1229454821.00ND
2023-07-1229454822.00ND
2023-07-1229454823.00ND
2023-07-1229454824.00ND
2023-07-1229454825.00ND
2023-10-2530031820.00ND
2023-10-2530031821.00ND
2023-10-2530031822.00ND
2023-10-2530031823.00ND
2023-10-2530031824.00ND