Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Nitrite

City of Alvarado

NOTE: City of Alvarado purchases water from Johnson County SUD which is required to test for nitrite. Sample information shown below was taken by Johnson County SUD.

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.

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND10ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND10ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

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

NOTE: City of Alvarado purchases water from Johnson County SUD which is required to test for nitrite. Sample information shown below was taken by Johnson County SUD.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-02-20Q1907529037ND
2021-03-04Q2105758011ND
2021-03-31Q2108142024ND
2021-03-31Q2108142025ND
2021-03-31Q2108142026ND
2021-03-31Q2108142027ND
2021-03-31Q2108142028ND
2021-03-31Q2108142033ND
2021-03-31Q2108142034ND
2021-03-31Q2108142035ND
2021-03-31Q2108142036ND
2021-03-31Q2108142037ND
2021-03-31Q2108142038ND
2021-03-31Q2108142039ND
2021-06-07Q2114736008ND