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Nitrate and nitrite

Artondale

Nitrate and nitrite enter water from fertilizer runoff, septic tanks and urban runoff. These contaminants can cause oxygen deprivation for infants and increase the risk of cancer. Nitrite is significantly more toxic than nitrate. Click here to read more about nitrate.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

6

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
20191.71 ppm32ND - 2.61 ppm
2020N/A00N/A
20211.11 ppm43ND - 3.80 ppm
20221.83 ppm32ND - 2.77 ppm
2023ND20ND

ppm = parts per million

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.14 ppm

The EWG health guideline of 0.14 parts per million, or ppm, for nitrate and nitrite is based on the equivalent health guideline for nitrate, as defined in a peer-reviewed scientific study by EWG. This guideline represents a one-in-one-million annual cancer risk level.

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 10 ppm

ppm = parts per million

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-02-01ND
2019-02-012.61 ppm
2019-02-012.52 ppm
2021-02-1140806503.80 ppm
2021-02-2240811510.610 ppm
2021-02-234081148ND
2021-03-2940969930.0260 ppm
2022-03-2142732252.72 ppm
2022-03-2842775252.77 ppm
2022-03-284277404ND
2023-03-284453884ND
2023-03-284453886ND