Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Nitrite

Lakeland Services

NOTE: Lakeland Services purchases water from City of Brady Water System which is required to test for nitrite. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Brady Water System.

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.

 

6

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
2019ND60ND
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: Lakeland Services purchases water from City of Brady Water System which is required to test for nitrite. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Brady Water System.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-04-15AE62416ND
2019-04-15AE62417ND
2019-04-15AE62418ND
2019-04-15AE62419ND
2019-04-15AE62420ND
2019-04-15AE62421ND